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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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New Cases and Deaths.
| New Cases | Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary |
| 0- | - | - | - | - |
| 1- | 8 | - | 1 | - |
| 5- | 10 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 15- | 74 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 25- | 43 | 2 | 17 | - |
| 35- | 28 | 3 | 12 | - |
| 45- | 23 | - | 25 | - |
| 55- | 23 | 2 | 22 | - |
| 65- | 21 | - | 25 | - |
| Total | 230 | 21 | 114 | 1 |
TREATMENT OP TUBERCULOSIS.
| 1. | Number of cases on Dispensary Register 1st January 1944 | 1001 | ||
| 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under head 3 in previous years | 28 | ||
| 3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of." | 53 | ||
| 4. | Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes) | 70 | ||
| 5. | Number of attendances at Dispensary (including contacts) | 7013 | ||
| 6. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners: (a) Personal (b) Others | 76 517 | ||
| 7. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 35 | ||
| 8. | Number of visits by nurses or health visitors to homes for dispensary purposes | 2022 | ||
| 9. | Number of (a) specimens of sputum etc. examined | 628 | ||
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with dispensary work | (i) Screenings | 2964 | ||
| (ii) Films | ||||
| 10. | Number of "recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register and including A (a) and A (b) in following table | - | ||
| 11. | Number of "T.B. Plus" cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December 1944 | 453. | ||
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