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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
Hammersmith 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1931.
| Diagnosis | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Childr'n | Adults | Childr'n | Adults | Childr'n | |||||||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| A—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts)- | ||||||||||||
| 63 | 53 | 1 | — | 6 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 11 | 7 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102 | 1()7 | 52 | 43 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:- | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 66 | 48 | 46 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 13 |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previouslydiagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuber- culous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 126 | 178 | 100 | 89 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:- | ||||||||||||
| 293 | 232 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 62 | 50 | 42 | 336 | 294 | 63 | 67 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 905
2. Number of cases transferred
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in prevous years 36
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases " lost sight
or 191
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes) 79
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
2,285
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 3l8t December 321
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners
(a) Personal 56
(b) Other 176
8. Number of visits by
losis Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 197
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes 5,038
3,474 Dispensary
11,564 Town Hall
10. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined, 393
150 Doctors
1 243 Dispensary
(b) X-ray examinations made,
in connection with dispensary
work 82
11. Number of " Recovered " cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and
A (ft) above Nil
12. Number of " T.B. plus " cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 348