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Southwark 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31ST. DECEMBER, 1946.
| 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 (1) Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on The Dispensary Register at the beginning of year | 292 | 302 | 57 | 54 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 309 | 328 | 60 | 60 | 757 |
| (2) Transfers from other Authorities during the year | 10 | 9 | l | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | 20 |
| (3) Lost sight of cases returned during the year | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| B Number of New Cases diagnosed as tuberculosis during the year | . | ||||||||||||
| (1) Class T.B minus | 48 | 34 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 48 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 96 |
| (2) Class T.B plus | 35 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 21 | - | - | 56 |
| (3) Non-pulmonary | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| C Number of cases included in A & B written off the Dispensary Register during the year as:- | |||||||||||||
| (1) Recovered | 6 | 11 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 37 | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 38 | 18 | - | 1 | 57 |
| (3) Removed to other Areas | 15 | 27 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 49 |
| (4) For other reasons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the year | 328 | 313 | 63 | 57 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 352 | 333 | 70 | 62 | 822 |
A.P. Refills - 2,559
X-Ray Exams - 5,866
Total Attendances - 10,857
Home visits by Health Visitors - 3,879