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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| 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 Casks examined during the year (excluding | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculoid .. | 73 | 53 | —_ | _ | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 02 | 1 | 5 | 147 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 93 | 40 | 27 | 241 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous .. | 8 | 13 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 8 | 13 | 3 | _ | 24 |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 152 | 110 | 109 | 454 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | _— | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | |
| (ft) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuber- | |||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 245 | 150 | 137 | 696 | |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on | |||||||||||||
| 321 | 232 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 70 | 40 | 53 | 373 | 302 | 68 | 69 | 802 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Returns showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1935.
| 1.Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 759 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 300 |
| 2. Number of caees transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 3. Number of cases transferred to | 64 | 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 3,719 |
| 3.Number of cases transferred from other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of | 64 | 10. Number of:— | |
| 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 98 | (a) Specimens of sputum, Ac examined | 520 |
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including contacts) | 2,439 | (b) X-ray examinations made, in connection with dispensary work | 211 |
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 343 | 11. Number of " Recovered " cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (6) above | Nil |
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 879 | |
| (a) Personal | 212 | ||
| (b) Other | 566 |