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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| 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 | 36 | 35 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 7 | |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 723 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous.. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85 | 218 | 145 | 170 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | - | 2 | - | - | - | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 |
| 32 | 51 | 43 | 45 | ||||||||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 | 269 | 192 | 221 | 819 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on 31st December:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous .. | 177 | 143 | 2 | 5 | 85 | 79 | 98 | 46 | 262 | 222 | 100 | 51 | 643 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register 2. Number of cases transferred from other
on January 1st 648 areas and cases returned after
charge under Head 3 in previous years 18
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas,
cases not desiring further assistance under 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead
the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" 71 (all causes) 31
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary 6. Number of Insured Persons under
(including Contacts) 5,062 Domiciliary Treatment on the 3lst
December 132
7. Number of consultations with medical
practitioners:— 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers
(a) Personal to homes (including personal consul(b)
Other 202 tations) 387
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health 10. Number of
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary pur- (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 292
poses 3,150 (6) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 220
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored
to Dispensary Register and included in 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on
A (a) and A (6) above pensary Register on December 31st 176
St. Mary's Hospital Tuberculosis Dispensary.
This dispensary is voluntary, and was subsidised by a grant of £1,110 from the Paddington
Borough Council during the year 1936.