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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE SOUTH ISLINGTON TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1936.
| Diagnosis. | pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children, | Adults. | Children. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||||||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts): | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 52 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 120 | ||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | 78 | 29 | 24 | 236 | ||||||||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year: — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 48 | 65 | 46 | 43 | 202 | ||||||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | ||||||||
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 155 | 146 | 75 | 67 | 443 | ||||||||
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on Decern ber 31st:— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 241 | 180 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 265 | 204 | 48 | 37 | 554 | ||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 610 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 205 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2' Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 49 | 9. Number of visits by Nurses to homes for Dispensary purposes. | 2,007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of " | 152 | Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse | 1,417 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes) | 66 | 10. Number of (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined | 613 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (b) X-Ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 226 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 4,509 | 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A(a) and A(b) above | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 183 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 12. Number of "T.B. plus cases on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 287 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Personal | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) Other | 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special
forms of treatment) provided by the Council—One in the Southern part of the Borough
G. CLARK TROTTER,
Chief Tuberculosis Officer.