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Southwark 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE J.Patients discharged during the year:—

TABLE J.

Patients discharged during the year:—

Insured.Non-Insured.
Cured324
Arrested2717
Improved1418
"In statu quo"1915
Moved away10—
Transferred to other districts.168
Ceased attending93
Transferred to Domiciliary treatment487
Transferred to Institutions1718
Non-Tubercular224145
Open Air School—11
Refused treatment1—
Totals388266

Table: TABLE K.Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee-

TABLE K.

Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee-

Children sent to Sanatoriums or Hospitals54
Returned50
New cases during the year61
Referred to Poor Law4
Died5
Referred to I.C.A.A.1
Reports on progress of patients173
Friendly visits for Hospitals54
Adult Cases enquired into23
Withdrawn2

Table: TABLE L.Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—

TABLE L.

Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—

Southwark1.42 per 1000
London1.05 per 1000

Table: TABLE M.Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

TABLE M.

Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

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