Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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93
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the
year 1933.
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
79
67
1
1
5
11
2
4
84
78
3
5
170
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
2
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
88
99
26
19
232
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
4
5
-
1
—
1
2
-
4
6
2
1
13
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
-
-
-
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
126
88
82
329
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
13
10
—
3
2
4
9
3
15
14
9
6
44
(b) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases
previouslydiagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuber-
culous)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
121
226
114
101
562
D.—Number of Cases on
Dispensary Register on
December 31st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
276
224
11
22
38
68
40
34
314
292
51
56
713
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
—
-
—
—
—
1
—
1
-
2
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 749
2. Number of cases transferred
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in prevous years 52
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of" 129
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes) 97
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
2,393
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 317
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:-
(a) Personal 226
(b) Other 355
8. Number of visits by
losis Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 295
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes 4,369
10. Number of:—
(а) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 479
(b) X-ray examinations made,
in connection with dispensary
work 196
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 314