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Paddington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Paddington Tuberculosis Dispensary, 20, Talbot Road.
This is a voluntary agency supported by voluntary subscriptions and a grant from the
Paddington Borough Council usually amounting to £1,288. During 1927, however, a supplemental
grant of £300 was made by the Council. A full account of the Dispensary and its
activities will be found in the annual reports for 1924 and 1925.
Artificial sunlight treatment of patients was carried on during the year, but such treatment
is not recognised as part of the approved scheme by the Ministry of Health and the London
County Council.
During 1928, 40 patients received treatment, 782 exposures being given. All that can
be said so far of this treatment is that the results are encouraging.
| 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 | 85 | 33 | — | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 28 | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 30 | 32 | 53 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 152 | 122 | 135 |
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 90 | 42 | 63 |
| (a) Cured | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | ||
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non - tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 327 | 201 | |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| 187 | 230 | 48 | 48 | 207 | 170 | 235 | 278 | 208 | 171 | |||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — J | 12 | 12 | |||
1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register
on January 1st 881
2. Number of patients transferred from other
area- and of " lost sight of " cases
returned 30
3. Number of patients transferred to other
areas and cases " lost sight of " 70
4. Died during the year 51
6. Number of observation cases under A (6)
and B (6) above in which period of observation
exceeded 2 months 35
6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts) 6,023
7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary
cases at Orthopaedic Out-stations for 6
treatment or supervision patients
8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals
or other Institutions approved for the
purpose, of patients for
(a) " Light treatment —
(b) Other special forms of treatment —
9. Number of patients to whom Dental
Treatment was given, at or in
connection with the Dispensary 98
10. Number of consultations with medical
practitioners:—
(а) At Homes of Applicants ... 88
(б) Otherwise 178
11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to Homes 383
12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary
purposes 2,862
13. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 217
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection
with Dispensary work 27
14. Number of Insured Persons on
pensary Register on the 31st December
361
15. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 154
16. Number of reports received during the
year in respect of Insured Persons:—
(a) Form G.P. 17 16
(6) Form G.P. 36 78