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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary for the Year 1936.
| DIAGNOSIS | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | 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 | 68 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 49 | 12 | 13 | 147 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 386 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | - | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 52 | 31 | 59 | 169 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 70 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous(including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140 | 176 | 123 | 119 | 558 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 211 | 159 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 233 | 189 | 67 | 24 | 513 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 |