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Lambeth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries Scheme.
(Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912.)
Ministry of Health Table—FORM T. 145 (Memo. 37T. 1st Schedule).
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) of the Work carried out in
connection with the Central Dispensary for the Year 1935.
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):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 76 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 87 | 67 | 10 | 6 |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 23 | 28 | 2 | 3 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 86 | 19 | 11 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | lb | 4 | 1 | |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 7 | 9 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 113 | 56 | 67 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | ||||||||||||
| — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 256 | 80 | 83 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st, 1935 :— | ||||||||||||
| 326 | 318 | 33 | 54 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 385 | 355 | 67 | 76 | |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | 20 | 23 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1935 1,046 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes (including personal consultations) 692
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous year | 32 |
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,405 |
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of | 254 |
| 10. Number of— (a) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined | 534 |
| (b) X-Ray Examinations made in connection with Dispen-sary work | 608 |
| 4. Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes) | 63 |
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 3,970 |
| 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | 4 |
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on December 31st | 478 |
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | |
| 12. Number of " T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 370 |
| 184 | |
| 1,028 |