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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
Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Return for the year 1936. 1. Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
| Diagnosis | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Grand Total | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | |||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding Contacts):— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely Tuberculous | 87 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 95 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 175 | 657 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| (c) Non-Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 137 | 105 | 89 | 459 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely Tuberculous | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 403 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
| (c) Non-Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 128 | 83 | 85 | 388 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 948 |
| (b) Non-Tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 275 | 193 | 180 | 879 | |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely Tuberculous | 279 | 234 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 57 | 43 | 318 | 277 | 69 | 77 | 741 | 770 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | |
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1936 | 804 | 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas, and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 40 | |||||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 86 | 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 100 | |||||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 6,764 | 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on December 31st | 176 | |||||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with Medical Practitioners:— | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 647 | ||||||||||||
| (a) Personal | 24 | |||||||||||||
| (b) Other | 271 | |||||||||||||
| 9. Number of visits by Health Visitors to homes | 7,288 | 10. Number of:- | ||||||||||||
| (a) Specimens of Sputum etc., examined | P. H. | 368 | ||||||||||||
| Dispensary | 831 | |||||||||||||
| (b) X-RAY examinations made | Screen | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Films | 363 | |||||||||||||
| 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | 2 | 12. Number of "T. B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 420 | |||||||||||