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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1937.
| 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 tuberculous | 63 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 134 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 94 | 20 | 21 | 223 |
| B.—Contacts examined during | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 16 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 113 | 77 | 80 | 331 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 11 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 150 | 207 | 97 | 101 | 555 | |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 298 | 260 | 19 | 10 | 58 | 76 | 53 | 50 | 356 | 336 | 72 | 60 | 824 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary 8. Number of visits by Tubercu-
Register on January 1st 834 losis Officers to homes (includ-
2. Number of cases transferred ing personal consultations)t.. 237
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under 9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Head 3 in previous years 74 Health Visitors to homes for
3. Number of cases transferred to Dispensary purposes 3,837
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the 10. dumber of:-
scheme, and cases " lost sight (a) Specimens of sputum, Ac.,
of" 116 examined 491
4. Cases written off during the year 86 X-ray examinations made,
as Dead (all causes) in connection with dispensary
5. Number of attendances at the work 303
Dispensary (including con-
tacts) 2,503 11 Number of " Recovered " cases
6. Number of Insured Persons restored to Dispensary Regis-
under Domiciliary Treat- ter, and included in A (a) and
ment on the 31st December 347 A (6) above Nil
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners 12. Number of T.B. plus cases
(o) Personalt 171 on Dispensary Register on
(b) Other 474 December 31st 382
* i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st Dec. [see Memo. 37/T (Revised), p. 10, Sec. II,
Note 4}
† All personal consultations, whether held at the homes of patients or elsewhere, should
be included in Item 7 (a); and all visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes, whether or not
accompanied by a personal consultation already included in Item 7 (a), should be entered
in Item 8.