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City of Westminster 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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a fairly large propor^um of the cases in Westminster occur in domestic
and hotel servants, and in single individuals living in hostels or lodgings,
the proportion is not insignificant. This percentage and the afore men
tioned special circumstances have a special relationship to the number
of contacts available for examination."
"The total number of persons attending for the first time was 421. Of
those 183 were contacts.
26 were suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
8 were suffering from non.pulmonary tuberculosis.
140 were not tuberculous."
The estimated net expenditure on the Dispensary Service for the 12
months ending March, 1923 is £1,786. For the two preceding years the
actual net expenditure was 1920.21, £2,122; 1921.22, £1,794.
An offer was received from Charing Cross Hospital to take over the
Dispensary Service. The advantages and disadvantages of the scheme
were very carefully considered in conference with the Ministry and the
County Council; eventually it was decided to continue the present system
which has worked so satisfactorily in the past.
The total number of cases of tuberculous disease on the Register at the end of 1922 was 1,589 as compared with 1,513 at the end of the year 1921.
| Pulmonary. | Non. pulmonary. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General. | Casuals. | |||
| December, 1921 | 1,120 | 73 | 350 | 1,543 |
| New cases, 1922 | 229 | 44 | 54 | 327 |
| Old cases returned to Westminster | 13 | – | 2 | 15 |
| Total cases on Register during 1922 | 1,362 | 117 | 400 | 1,885 |
| Died during 1922 | 128 | 16 | 25 | 179 |
| Moved | 84 | – | 33 | 117 |
| Remaining at end of 1922 | 1,140 | 101 | 348 | 1,589 |
Home Visiting.—The Tuberculosis Medical Officer paid 315 visits
during the year to patients at their homes. The number of visits paid
in previous years was:—
1916 257 1919 96
1917 197 1920 165
1918 237 1921 320
The Health Visitors paid 5,278 visits, 4,995 of these being to persons
attending the Dispensary (in 1921, 6,648 aud 4,941 respectively); 2,245
visits were paid to insured persons and 387 to ex.service men.