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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155
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the
year 1986.
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
50
2
1
8
3
8
8
87
53
10
9
159
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
86
91
35
26
238
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
4
10
1
—
—
1
2
—
4
11
3
—
18
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55
123
88
82
348
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
11
9
—
—
1
4
3
4
12
13
3
4
32
(6) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases
previously diagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
143
215
123
108
589
D.—Number of Cases on
Dispensary Register on
December 31st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
311
251
14
14
57
75
57
54
368
326
71
68
833
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
1
—
—
—
1
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 805
2. Number of cases transferred
from other ar as and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in previous years 59
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of " 85
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes) 87
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
2,650
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 338
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners
(а) Personal 175
(б) Other 419
8. Number of visits by
losis Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 255
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes 4,135
10. Number of
(а) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 462
(б) X-ray examinations made,
in connection with dispensary
work 300
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 371