Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TREATMENT OP TUBERCULOSIS
DIAGNOSIS | PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | |||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
A. | New cases examined during the year (excluding contacts) | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely Tuberculous | 50 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 6 | 13 | 121 | |
(b) Diagnosis hot completed | 39 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 40 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 72 | |
( c) Non-tuberculous | 136 | 115 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 136 | 116 | 12 | 7 | 271 | |
B. | Contacts examined during the year:- | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely Tuberculous | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | |
(c) Non-tuberculous | 25 | 56 | 22 | 24 | — | 1 | — | 25 | 56 | 23 | 24 | 128 | ||
C. | Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
(a) Recovered | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 2 | |
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
D. | Number of cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st. | |||||||||||||
(a) Definitely Tuberculous | 431 | 294 | 51 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 455 | 323 | 55 | 58 | 891 | |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | 43 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 44 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 99 | |