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Southwark 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Disinfection was carried out as follows:—
TABLE 38. The Locality of the Rooms Disinfected after the occurrence of Phthisis.
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | No. 6. | No. 7. | No. 8. | No. 9. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disinfected | 13 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 94 |
WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
The following report has been received from Dr. E. K. Pritchard,
your Clinical Tuberculosis Officer:—
This report marks the end of the first complete year that the Dispensary
has been working in the Health Services Department. An increase of
work was noted in the last report and this was thought to be due to the
improved conditions and equipment. In the year 1938 there has been a
still further increase of work, in fact the number of cases sent up by
General Practitioners for an opinion on chest conditions has increased
almost 100 per cent.
An extra session has been started on Thursday afternoons. This
is intended primarily for female patients who find it inconvenient to
attend during the mornings, and also to ease the pressure of work during
the two evening sessions, which in the last year, have become very heavy.
The times for seeing patients are now as follows:—
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
9.30 a.m. to
12 noon.
Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday 3.30 to 5 p.m. and
6 to 8 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday, 12 noon.—Artificial pneumothorax refills.
Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m.—Artificial pneumothorax refills.
These evening sessions are primarily intended for workers only.
Saturday.—Children and contacts of school age. (Whenever possible
children are seen on Saturdays for the convenience of the parents,
but when necessary can be seen at any of the other sessions.)