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Lambeth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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TABLE I.
Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries Scheme.
(Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912).
Ministry of Health Table—FORM T. 53.
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) as to Work carried out in connection with the central dispensary for the year 1927.
N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73, Effra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.
| (a) CENTRAL DISPENSARY (73, Effra Road, Brixton). | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 contact):- | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 112 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 118 | 87 | 16 | 11 | ||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 68 | 15 | 10 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 54 | 35 | 32 | ||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | ||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 24 | 11 | 9 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 77 | 29 | 46 | ||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as- | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | ||
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | 191 | 84 | 93 | ||
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 432 | 319 | 15 | 24 | 57 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 489 | 353 | 31 | 46 | ||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | ||
1. Number of persons on Dispensary
Register on January 1st, 1927 964
2. Number of patients transferred from
other areas and of " lost sight of "
cases returned 14
3. Number of patients transferred to
other areas and cases " lost sight
of"160
4. Died during the year 115
5. Number of observation cases under
A (b) and B (b) above in which
period of observation exceeded two
months 29
6. Number of attendances at the
pensary (including Contacts) 5,555
7. Number of attendances of
monary cases at Orthopaedic Outstations
for treatment or supervision
—
8. Number of attendances at General
Hospitals or other Institutions approved
for the purpose of patients
for—
(a) " Light" treatment —
(b) Other special forms of treatment 85
9. Number of patients to whom Dental
Treatment was given at, or in connection
with, the Dispensary 6
10. Number of consultations with medical
practitioners :—
(а) At Homes of Applicants 66
(b) Otherwise 820
11. Number of other visits by
culosis Officers to Homes 227
12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary
purposes 2,089
13. Number of—
(а) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined
903
(б) X Ray Examinations made in
connection with Dispensary work 346
14. Number of Insured Persons on
pensary Register on the 31st
December 566
15. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 509
16. Number of reports received during the
year in respect of Insured Persons :
(a) Form G.P. 17 9
(b) Form G.P. 36 -
N.B.—Dr. E. D. Richardson was appointed Tuberculosis Officer (Central Dispensary) on October
16th, 1919.