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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
City of Westminster 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of " lost sight of " cases returned | 30 |
| 3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of " | 172 |
| 4. Died during the year | 71 |
| 5. Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 3 |
| 6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,312 |
| 7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at Orthopœdic Out-stations for treatment or supervision | * |
| 8. Number of attendances at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for— | |
| (a) " Light " treatment | 7 |
| (b) Other special forms of treatment | 116 |
| 9. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensary | 2 |
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| (a) At homes of Applicants | 70 |
| (b) Otherwise | 321 |
| 11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes | 97 |
| 12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 3,257 |
| 13. Number of— | |
| (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined | †154 |
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 12 |
| 14. Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 328 |
| 15. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 240 |
| 16. Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons:— | |
| (a) Form G.P. 17 | 2 |
| (b Form G.P. 36 | 0 |
* A number of surgical cases have been referred to the affiliated hospital, Westminster Hospital.
No cases discharged as " cured " have returned to the Dispensary.
† 1 urine.
(Signed) Ian S. Thomson, M.D.,
Tuberculosis Officer.
24th February, 1930.