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Greenwich 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary for the Year 1938.
| DIAGNOSIS | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmovary | 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 | 56 | 57 | 5 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 142 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 111 | 24 | 31 | 282 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 10 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 54 | 42 | 44 | 167 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 169 | 66 | 77 | 468 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Registeron December 31st | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 217 | 185 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 241 | 216 | 46 | 17 | 520 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Return showing the work of the Dispensary for the Year 1938. | |||||||||||||
| DIAGNOSIS | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmovary | 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 | 56 | 57 | 5 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 142 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 111 | 24 | 31 | 282 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 10 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 54 | 42 | 44 | 167 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 169 | 66 | 77 | 468 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 217 | 185 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 241 | 216 | 46 | 17 | 520 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |