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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
Paddington 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Paddington Tuberculosis Dispensary, 20, Talbot Road.
Return Showing the Work of the Dispensary During the Year 1926.
| 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 | 49 | 51 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 56 | 57 | 23 | 21 | ||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 43 | 18 | 18 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 43 | 43 | 35 | ||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | ||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 73 | 53 | 48 | ||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||||
| — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 165 | 122 | 107 | |||
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 173 | 193 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 159 | 128 | 207 | 229 | 165 | 132 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 626 | 9. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensary | 71 | |||||||||||
| 2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of" cases returned | 39 | 10. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 28 | |||||||||||
| (b) Otherwise | 102 | |||||||||||||
| 3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of " | 46 | 11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes | 438 | |||||||||||
| 4. Died during the year | 57 | 12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,113 | |||||||||||
| 5. Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 33 | 13. Number of | ||||||||||||
| (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined | 210 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 6,540 | 14. Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 278 | |||||||||||
| 7. Number of non-pulmonary cases attending Orthopaedic Out-stations for treatment or supervision | 4 | 15. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 110 | |||||||||||
| 8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for | 16. Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Form G.P. 17 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| (a) "Light" treatment | (b) Form G.P. 36 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| (b ) Other special forms of treatment | (c) Form G.P. 35 | 35 | ||||||||||||