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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on 1st January, 1933 673
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 17
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of " 38
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 76
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 2,529
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on
31st December 39
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 20
(b) Other 201
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 186
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary Purposes 3,020
10. Number of:—
(а) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 195
(b) X-ray examinations made 164
11. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on 31st
December 242
TUBERCULOSIS. NEW CASES and MORTALITY—Year 1933.
| Age-Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | - |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 20 | 9 | 10 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 25 | 15 | 17 | — | 3 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | — | - |
| 45 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 55 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 75 | 56 | 15 | 22 | 55 | 32 | 9 | 5 |
Particulars relating to the above Table are dealt with in the Report
of the Tuberculosis Officer on pages 65 to 69.