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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| 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 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 99 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | 18 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 103 | 44 | 49 | 287 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | — | 33 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 148 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 32 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | 129 | 153 | 89 | 92 | 463 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 215 | 161 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 237 | 189 | 53 | 19 | 498 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 19 |