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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the
year 1934.
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
71
57
2
2
5
10
3
3
76
67
5
5
153
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
68
92
25
15
200
B.—Contacts examined during
the years:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
8
13
2
1
1
—
2
3
9
13
4
4
20
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(e) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
63
129
75
99
366
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
6
8
2
2
1
3
6
2
7
11
8
4
30
(b) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases
previously diagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as
culous)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
132
221
101
114
568
D.—Number of Cases on
Dispensary Register on
December 31st:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
300
222
11
22
49
67
45
42
349
289
56
64
758
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 715
2. Number of cases transferred
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in prevous years 76
3. Number of cases transferred to
other are is, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of" 93
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes) 91
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
3,103
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 337
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 241
(b) Other 518
8. Number of visits by
losis Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 371
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes 4,147
10. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 501
(b) X-ray examinations made,
in connection with dispensary
work 141
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 342