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Southwark 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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RETURN RELATING TO THE YEAR OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31ST. DECEMBER, 1947.
| 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 (l) Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the beginning of year | 328 | 313 | 63 | 57 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 352 | 338 | 70 | 62 | 822 | |
| (2) Transfers from other Authorities during the year | 24 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | |
| (3) Lost sight of cases returned during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| B Number of New Cases diagnosed as tuberculosis during the year | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Class T.B.minus | 39 | 40 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 40 | 8 | 11 | 98 | |
| (2) Class T.B.plus | 53 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 79 | |
| (3) Non-pulmonary | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
| C Number of cases included in A & B written off the Dispensary Register during the year as: | ||||||||||||||
| (l) Recovered | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | |
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 38 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 26 | 1 | — | 66 | |
| (3) Removed to other Areas | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 57 | |
| (4) For other reasons | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| D Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the year | 371 | 344 | 69 | 67 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 401 | 373 | 79 | 78 | 931 | |
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A. P. Refills - 3,609
X-Ray Exams - 6,594
Total Attendances - 11,364
Home visits by Health. Visitors - 3,433