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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

Southwark 1922

[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
Cured220
Arrested1713
Improved2013
"In statu quo"1713
Moved away710
Transferred to other districts.136
Ceased attending74
Transferred to Domiciliary treatment286
Transferred to Institutions44
Non-Tubercular81293
Open Air School-7
Totals196389

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—
New Cases70
Sent to Sanatoriums or Hospitals by L.C.C.65
Do. do, do. I.C.A.A.7
Referred to Poor Law3
Died4
Reports on progress of patients205
Adults—
New Cases76
Sent to Sanatorium or Hospital by L,C.C.60
Referred to Poor Law2
Died4
Visits for Hospitals19

Table: table l.Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with the year 1921:—

table l.

Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with the year 1921:—

1921. Southwark1.42 per 1000
1922. Southwark1.33 per 1000