[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough] page 56

Lambeth 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: 56 TABLE I. Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme.(.Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rdy 1912).Local Government Board Table— FORM R (revised).Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) as to Work carried out inconnection with the central dispensary for the year 1925. N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73, Effra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.

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56 TABLE I. Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme.(.Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rdy 1912).Local Government Board Table— FORM R (revised).Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) as to Work carried out inconnection with the central dispensary for the year 1925. N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73, Effra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.

Number of			Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis.		Ex-amin'd for the first time during the year.		Total	Found to be—			Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31 pending diagnosis.		Ceased aite'd-ance before completion of diag-nosis.
								Suffering from Tuberculosis.		Not suffering from Tuberculosis
								Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Not suffering from Tuberculosis
(a) All persons (including "Contacts")	Adults	M.	19		226		245	123	10	85	15		12
	Adults	F.	17		268		285	83	5	164	13		20
	Childrenunder 15	M.	11		107		118	10	13	81	11		3
	Childrenunder 15	F.	6		89		95	6	8	75	5		1
	Total		53		690		743	222	36	405	44		36
(b) "Contacts " (included in (a)).	Adults	m.	1		36		37	12		22	2		1
	Adults	f.	4		91		95	12	1	73	4		5
	Children under 15	m.	5		49		54	6	2	42	2		2
	Children under 15	F.	3		41		44	1	4	37	2		—
(c) Insured Persons (included in (a))	M		17		180		197	94	7	75	12		9
(c) Insured Persons (included in (a))	F		4		123		127	41	5	07	5		9
1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December				445		in respect of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year						18
				445		7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation ...						77
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year—												77
						8. Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients—
Insured				1,860
Uninsured ...				3.493		Insured						60
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis				170		Uninsured ...
				170		9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients						35 199
4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months				65		10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes...						2,022
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st				599								2,022
				599		11. Number of specimens of Sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary						839
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners												839

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N.B.—Dr. E. D. Richardson was appointed Tuberculosis Officer (Central Dispensary)
on October 16th, 1919.

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