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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
Lambeth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE I.
L ambeth M unicipal T uberculosis D ispensary S cheme.
R eturn ( P repared by the T uberculosis O fficer) as to W ork carried out in
CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1926. N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73, EfFra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | 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):- | ||||||||||||
| 85 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 84 | 13 | 18 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 32 | 6 | 6 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 78 | 42 | 35 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 4 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 63 | 39 | 35 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |||
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including concellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 290 | 379 | 233 | 99 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st 1926:- | ||||||||||||
| 413 | 283 | 23 | 32 | 59 | 27 | 40 | 21 | 472 | 310 | 63 | S3 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 29 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 1926 | 1,491 | 9. | Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given at, or in connection with, the Dispensary | 9 | ||||||||
| 2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of" cases returned | 17 | |||||||||||
| 10. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners:- | |||||||||||
| 53 | ||||||||||||
| 3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of' | 136 | 707 | ||||||||||
| 11. | Number of other visits by Tuber culosis Officers to Homes | 235 | ||||||||||
| 4. Died during the year | 120 | 12. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensery purposes | 2,210 | ||||||||
| 5. Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded two months | 56 | |||||||||||
| 13. | Number of— | |||||||||||
| 892 | ||||||||||||
| 6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 5,327 | |||||||||||
| 371 | ||||||||||||
| 7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at Orthopaedic Outstations for treatment or supervision | - | |||||||||||
| 14. | Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 426 | ||||||||||
| 15. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 389 | ||||||||||
| 8. Number of attendances at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose of patients for— | ||||||||||||
| 16. | Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons: | |||||||||||
| (a) " Light" treatment | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 56 | ||||||||||||
| - | ||||||||||||
N.B.—Dr. E. D. Richardson was appointed Tuberculosis Officer (Central Dispensary) on October
16th, 1919.