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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 1938
[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 | Totals. | Grand Totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 114 | 98 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 8 | a | 127 | 120 | 20 | 9 | 276 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124 | 136 | 37 | 28 | 325 |
| B.- Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 260 | |
| C.— Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 39 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 169 | 214 | 110 | 97 | 590 |
| D.— Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 515 | 373 | 32 | 24 | 47 | 80 | 53 | 38 | 562 | 453 | 85 | 62 | 1162 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of cases on Dispensary Register on 1st January | 1055 | 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 265 | |||||||||
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 124 | 9. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 5270 | |||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the tuberculosis scheme, and cases "lost sight of " | 134 | 10. | Number of:— | 432 | |||||||||
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 222 | ||||||||||||
| 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 128 | 11. | Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A(a) and A(b) above | 3 | |||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary | 3859 | ||||||||||||
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 208 | 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December | 603 | |||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical | 13. | Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment):— | |||||||||||
| (a) Personal | 10 | Provided by the Council | 1 | ||||||||||
| 426 | Provided by Voluntary Bodies | ||||||||||||