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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following table gives certain details of the work of the Dispensary luring 1931 and preceding years:—
| — | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The number of contact cases examined shows an increase on the
low figure in 1930, but is still considerably lower than in earlier years.
As was pointed out in the report for 1930, there appears to be in recent
years a smaller number of contacts available for examination. This is
due, in the first place, to the decrease in the number of new cases of
Tuberculosis, but even more to the fact that an increasing proportion of
these cases appear to be young, unmarried persons, who are living-in at
their place of employment, or are living in temporary lodgings, hostels
or common lodging houses. The family contacts of such cases are not
available for examination in Westminster. Care is being taken that
available contacts are examined as far as possible. The figures given
only apply to the first examination of contact cases.
The following table shows the number of patients who have been recommended for treatment in Sanatoria or in hospitals other than St. Stephen's Hospital:—
| Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | |
|---|---|---|
| Insured Males | 13 | 55 |
| Insured Females | 7 | 19 |
| Uninsured Males | 2 | 2 |
| Uninsured Females | 4 | 4 |
| Boys | 3 | 4 |
| Girls | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 84 |
In addition, convalescent treatment has been recommended for exservice
men through the United Services Fund, and for many children