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Poplar 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
| Year 1947. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dispensary Clinics: | ||
| Monday-2 p.m.(Commenced 18/10/48 for children). | ||
| Monday-6 p.m.(Workers). | ||
| Tuesday-2 p.m. | ||
| Thursday-10 a.m. and 2 p.m. | ||
| Friday-10 a.m. | ||
| Number of attendances at the Dispensary | 3,114 | 3,776 |
| Number of new cases examined 376; contacts 329 (Tuberculous 121; non-tuberculous 470; diagnosis incomplete 114) | 705 | 651 |
| 91; 535 | ||
| 25 | ||
| Number of visits to homes by Health Visitors | 2,229 | 3,227 |
| Number of sputum specimens examined | 449 | 469 |
| Number of X-ray examinations at St. Andrew's Hospital 915 | 915 | 843 |
| Additional statistics. In addition to the 2,229 visits paid by the Health Visitors for Dispensary purposes, 72 "Non-Dispensary" visits were paid under the Public Health(Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. | 71 | |
| Reports to Chairmen of Medical Boards 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Patients sent away for Institutional treatment | 196 | 171 |
| Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from Dispensary during the year | 64 | 57 |
| Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from Dispensary on 31st December | 7 | 33 |
| Reports on child contacts to Divisional School Medical Officer | 19 | 29 |
| Letters to General Practitioners concerning patients | 394 | 398 |
| Letters to Doctors other than General Pract. | . | 188 |
| Reports to General Practitioners on official forms | 24 | 39 |
| Progress reports from General Practitioners | . | 1 |
| Housing Reports to L.C.C. | 50 | . |
| Housing Reports to P.B.C. | 72 | . |
| Clinical Reports to L.C.C. & R.H. B.(from 5/7/48) | 93 | 76 |
| Reports to Ministry of Pensions | 69 | 45 |
| Shelters on loan during year | . | . |
| Shelters on loan on December 31st | . | . |
| Beds and bedding on loan during the year | 6 | 10 |
| Beds and bedding on loan on December 31st | 5 | 9 |
| From 1st January to 4th July 8 new cases and 28 old cases attended Brompton, Colindale, London Chest, and St. Andrew's Hospitals for 413 artificial pneumo-thorax refills. | 19 | |
| 31 | ||
| 711 | ||
| During the year 10 children were boarded out under the London County Council Contact Scheme. | 8 | |
| From October 72 Skin Tests have been made. | . | |
| DENTAL TREATMENT AT ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL. Two patients were referred to St. Andrew's Hospital for treatment:(2 Patients examined-4 extractions) | 2 | |