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Hammersmith 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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91
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the
year 1932.
Diagnosis
Pulmonary
Non-pulmonary
Total
Grand 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):-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
65
51
3
4
5
6
7
3
70
57
10
7
144
(b) Diagnosis not completed













(c) Non-tuberculous








87
92
34
20
223
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
2
3


1



3
3


6
(b) Diagnosis not completed









1


1
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
78
56
56
223
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as :—
(a) Recovered
-
5
2
1
2
1
4
1
2
6
6
2
16
(b) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases
previouslydiagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
121
172
190
76
459
d.-number of Cases on
Dispensary Register on
December 31st:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
289
223
14
23
39
72
50
38
328
295
64
61
748
(b) Diagnosis not completed









1


1
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 763
2. Number of cases transferred
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in prevous years 55
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of" 110
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes) 91
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
2,690
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 296
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(а) Personal 229
(б) Other 223
8. Number of visits by Tubercu-
losis Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 284
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes 4,101
2,729 Dispensary
1,372 Town Hall
10. Number of :—
(a) Specimens of sputum, Ac.,
examined, 472
87 plus
385 negative
(b) X-ray examinations made,
in connection with dispensary
work 107
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and
A (b) above Nil
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 297