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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Ad"lts. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F, | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding: contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 48 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 7 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | _- | 1 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 49 | 48 | 32 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | _ | 3 | _ | _ | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | |
| (b Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 108 | 68 | 98 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| _- | _- | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 171 | 124 | 144 | |
| D.—Number of persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st :— | ||||||||||||
| 245 | 211 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 31 | 83 | 50 | 268 | 242 | 15 | 99 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |