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Islington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1932]
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE NORTH ISLINGTON TUBERCULOSIS
DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1932.
| 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 | 62 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 155 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 8 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 68 | 18 | 7 | 150 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 60 | 41 | 6H | 206 |
| C.—Cases written oft the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 9 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 128 | 59 | 70 | 356 |
| D.—Number of Casks on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 274 | 245 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 300 | 279 | 49 | 27 | 655 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 10 |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st
761
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations)
172
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 32 |
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,567 |
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas. cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme and cases "lost sight of" | 183 |
| 10. Number of (à) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 244 218 |
| 4. Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes) | 88 |
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including contacts) | 3,041 |
| 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A(a) and A(b) above | 1 |
| 6. Number of Insured persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | |
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— (à) Personal (b) Other (c) Hospital staff | 12 404 97 |
| 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 325 |
G. CLARK TROTTER
Chief Tuberculosis Officer.