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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 59.—Tuberculosis—Care and After Care
| Paddington Chest Clinic | Marylebone Chest Clinic | Westminster Hospital Chest Clinic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | |
| T.B. patients on Register of Chest Clinics at 31st December | 694 | 779 | 465 | 465 | 909 | 882 |
| T.B. Visitors—Visits to homes | 1,833 | 1,695 | 918 | 845 | — | 99 |
| After-Care Work (Social Worker): | ||||||
| Number of patients in receipt of extra nourishment at end of year | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Patients assisted for the first time with bed or bedding | 5 | — | — | — | —_ | — |
| Patients assisted for the first time with clothing or footwear | 34 | — | — | 19 | — | —_ |
| B.C.G. Vaccinations during the year in accordance with City Council scheme | 108 | 92 | 24 | 16 | 31 | 64 |
| Rehabilitation Hostels: | ||||||
| Patients in residence at end of year | — | — | —_ | — | —_ | 3 |
| Hostels for Homeless tuberculous men: | ||||||
| Patients in residence at end of year | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Child contacts boarded out during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — |