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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
Hampstead 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| 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 | 32 | — | — | 33 | 24 | 59 | |||||||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | - | — | |||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 66 | |||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 15 | 16 | 74 | |
| C.— Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:- | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 100 | 29 | 27 | 198 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 89 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 106 | 99 | 229 | ||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | - | — | 2 | 3 | |
Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 226 Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes (including per
Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight sonal consultations) 153
of" cases returned 37 Number of:—
Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases " lost sight (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 186
of" 54 (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 121
Died during the year 18 Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the
Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 1687 31st December 26
Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for DisNumber of "Recovered " cases restored to Dispensary Register, and
pensary purposes 1232 included—in A (a) and A (b) above —
Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on
(а) Personal 89 ber 31st 130
(б) Other 198