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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
Lewisham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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(Form T.145 of Memorandum 37/T (Revised) of the Ministry of Health).
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Total. | Grand 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 | 83 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 66 | 3 | 9 | 169 |
| Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 85 | 20 | 15 | 179 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— (a)Definitely tuberculous | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 64 | 60 | 78 | 225 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— (a) Recovered | 27 | 35 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 84 |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 158 | 86 | 94 | 426 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December :— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 428 | 318 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 55 | 35 | 42 | 463 | 373 | 50 | 61 | 947 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during 1934.
(Form T.145 of Memorandum 37/T (Revised) of the Ministry of Health).
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on 1st January | 967 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 356 |
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 73 | 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 3638 |
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases" lost sight of" | 87 | 10. Number of:— | |
| 277 | |||
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 91 | ||
| 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 92 | 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | - |
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2847 | 12. Number of "T.B.plus"cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December | 521 |
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 159 | ||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 13. Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment):— | ||
| 14 | Provided by the Council | 1 | |
| (b) Other | 432 | Provided by Voluntary Bodies | — |