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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 1935
[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 | 70 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 74 | 74 | 9 | 11 | 108 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 96 | 18 | 17 | 192 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 54 | 67 | 59 | 205 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as :— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 40 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 153 | 86 | 76 | 401 | |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Regis ter on 31st December :— | |||||||||||||
| 444 | 322 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 00 | 40 | 40 | 474 | 382 | 58 | 61 | 975 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during 1935.
(Form T.145 of Memorandum 37/T (Revised) of the Ministry of Health).
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 88 | ||
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 4813 | ||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases “lost sight of ” | 99 | ||
| 347 | |||
| 119 | |||
| 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 84 | ||
| 11. Number of “Recovered” cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | 1 | ||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 3040 | ||
| 12. Number of “T.B. plus” cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December | 565 | ||
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 143 | ||
| 13. Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment):— | |||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | |||
| (a) Personal | 11 | Provided by the Council | 1 |
| (b) Other | 456 | Provided by Voluntary Bodies | — |