London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
Return Showing the Work of the Dispensary During the Year 1931
| 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 | 47 | 29 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 49 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 843 |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| (e) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 194 | 202 | 138 | 172 | |
| b.-Contacts examined during the year :— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 185 |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 63 | 42 | 32 | |
| C.-Cases written oil the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 2 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 903 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 221 | 265 | 180 | 204 | |||
| D.-Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st :— | 805 | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 195 | 196 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 66 | 167 | 122 | 231 | 262 | 169 | 124 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
I. Number of cases on Dispensary Register
on January 1st 831
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas,
cases not desiring further assistance under |
the scheme, and cases "lost sight of." 102
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts) 5,697
7. Number of consultations with medical
practitioners:—
(а) Personal 46
(б) Other 210
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes
3,105
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored
to Dispensary Register and included in
A (a) and A (6) above -
2. Number of cases transferred from other
areas and cases returned after dis-
charge under Head 3 in previous years 18
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead
(all causes) 67
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 147
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers
to homes (including personal consultations)
280
10. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c„ examined 364
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection
with Dispensary work ... 90
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary
Register on December 31st 166