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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—(Continued).
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) of the Work carried out in
connection with the Branch Dispensary for the Year 1935.
N.B.—The Branch Dispensary (St. Thomas's Hospital) was opened February 3rd, 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 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | 32 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 37 | 5 | 6 | |
| 10 | is | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 86 | 12 | 14 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 3 | 2 | 3 | _ | ||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | —_— | —_ | —_— | —_— | —_— | —_ | —— | — | 1 | —_ |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 62 | 72 | 70 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | _ | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered in the Dispensary Register as Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 148 | 84 | 84 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary | ||||||||||||
| 258 | 151 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 274 | 165 | 24 | 22 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 | 3 | 5 | |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1935 531 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes (including personal consultations) 216
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous year 28 | |
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes 2,267 | |
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of 62 | |
| 10. Number of— (a) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined 625 | |
| 4. Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes) 56 | |
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 2,921 | |
| 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 December 31st 125 | |
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | |
| 12. Number of " T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31s 268 | |