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Southwark 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TREATMENT OP TUBERCULOSIS. 1944.
| 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 | 51 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 53 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 128 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | 39 | 28 | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 86 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | 113 | 78 | 7 | 17 | — | - | - | - | 113 | 78 | 7 | 17 | 215 |
| B. Contacts examined during the year | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | - | - | _ | - | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | 48 | 79 | 32 | 42 | •* | ! | 48 | 79 | 32 | 42 | 201 | ||
| C. Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 6 | — | _ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| D. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | l | i | ; | ||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 517 | 407 | 71 | 65 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 544 | 430 | 77 | 70 | 1121 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | 50 | 35 | 20 | 10 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 119 |