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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1938.
| Diagnosis | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Totai | 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 dur-ing the year (excluding contacts):— | 82 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 5? | 5 | 6 | 156 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 | 109 | 25 | 18 | 238 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 13 | |
| (b)Diagnosis not completed | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ _ | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 78 | 49 | 59 230 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dis pensary Register as:— (a) Recovered | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 4 | i | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (includ-ing any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispen-sary Register as tuber-culous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 130 | 187 | 74 | 77 | 468 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st (a) Definitely tuberculous | 311 | 271 | 22 | 13 | 60 | 74 | 46 | 49 | 371 | 345 | 68 | 62 | 846 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 824 | 8. Number of visits by Tubercu-losis Officers to homes (includ- | ||||||||||||
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 49 | ing personal consultations)t 315 9. Number of visits by Nurses or | ||||||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the tuberculosis scheme, and cases " lost sight of 112 | Dispensary purposes 3,885 10. Number of:— (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 499 | ||||||||||||
| 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 71 | (ft) X-ray examinations made, in connection with dispensary work 275 | ||||||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including con- | |||||||||||||
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treat-ment on the 31st December 358 | 11. Number of " Recovered " cases restored to Dispensary Regis-ter, and included in A (a) and A (b) above Nil | ||||||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners | 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on | ||||||||||||
| (6) Other 519 | |||||||||||||
| (B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment). Provided by the joint Board—Nil. Provided by Voluntary Bodies—Nil. | |||||||||||||