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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Return Showing the Work of the Dispensary During the Year 1933.
| 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 | 53 | 41 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 736 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | 194 | 137 | 185 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 150 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 51 | 33 | 33 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 756 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | 245 | 170 | 218 | |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 193 | 184 | — | 1 | 49 | 73 | 139 | 111 | 242 | 251 | 139 | 112 | 767 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 750
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and oases returned after dis- charge under Head 3 in previous years 14
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of. 73
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causos) 54
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 5,303
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December 157
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 70
(b) Other 210
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) 287
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes 3,398
10. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 280
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 127
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register and included in A (a) and A (6) above —
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st ., 181
St. Mary's Hospital Tuberculosis Dispensary.
This dispensary is voluntary and was subsidised by a grant of £1,085 from the Paddington
Borough Council during the year 1933.
A full account of this dispensary and its activities will be found in the annual reports for 1924
and 1925.
In April, 1933, the Dispensary was transferred from the old building to the newly-erected extension
of the Hospital.
During the year 90 refills were done in Artificial Pneumothorax cases.