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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Tuberculosis.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non- Pulmonary. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulrmnary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 to 5 years | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 10 ,, | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 to 15 „ | — | ' 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 to 20 ,, | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 20 to 25 „ | 21 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | r | — |
| 25 to 35 ,, | 33 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | •— | — |
| 35 to 45 „ | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | l | — |
| 45 to 55 „ | 21 | 6 | — | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 „ | 23 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — |
| 148 | 97 | 20 | 14 | 57 | 13 | 3 | — | |
New Cases.
Pulmonary—245 new cases, including 23 transfers and 16 non-notified
deaths.
Non-Pulmonary—34 new cases, including 3 transfers and 2 nonnotified
deaths.
(1946—Pulmonary, 152 new cases ; Non-Pulmonary, 9 new cases.)
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary—70 (57 males, 13 females).
Non-Pulmonary—3 (3 males, 0 females).
Work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, 1947.
The work has been continued on the lines indicated in previous reports.
The difficulty of obtaining beds in hospitals and sanatoria still continues,
and adds many complications to the work of the Dispensary. A patient
may have to wait many months for a vacancy, and this delay in the
application of treatment is a constant source of anxiety. Where home
conditions permit, the patient is encouraged to rest in bed at home, as a
preliminary to treatment in an institution. This can be aided by arranging
visits by a District Nurse and a Home Help, and by the provision of
extra diet, the boarding out of children, etc. But even in the best circumstances,
the delay is detrimental to the patient.
During the year 559 new cases attended, 258 male and 301 female.
These included 167 examined as contacts. Total attendances numbered
2,333.