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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
St Pancras 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSAHIES.
| Tuberculosis Dispensary at tit. Pancras Dispensary, 39, Oakley Square. | Branch Tubereulo* is Dispensary at 132, Maiden Road. | Tuberculosis Dispensary at University College Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adults. | Cinder 15 | Total. | Contacts included in Total. | Insured Persons included in Total. | Adults. | Under 15 | Total. | Contacts included in Total. | Insured Persons included in Total. | Adults. | Under 15 | Total. | Contacts included in Total. | Insured 1'«roona included in Total. | ||||||||||||
| M. | P. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||
| Under observation January 1st pending diagnosis | 12 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 56 | 14 | 1.S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | i | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Examined for first time during the year | 182 | 186 | 147 | 104 | 019 | 278 | 238 | 34 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 164 | 75 | 44 | 45 | 42 | j 37 | 32 | 156 | 67 | 40 | |||||
| Total | 194 | 211 | 159 | 111 | 675 | 292 | 256 | 39 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 172 | 76 | 45 | 53 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 173 | 70 | 48 | |||||
| Found to be suffering from :— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | 98 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 163 | 7 | 96 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 19 | ||||
| Non-pulmonary | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Not suffering from tuberculosis | 7.1 | 107 | 126 | 90 | 396 | 244 | 117 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 116 | 67 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 104 | 59 | 26 | |||||
| Under observation on December 31st pending diagnosis | 15 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 85 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 39, Oakley Square. | 132, Maiden Road. | University College Hospital. | 39, Oakley Square. | 13?, Maiden Koad. | University College Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Patients under supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on 81st December | 371 | 109 | 549 | Reports received from Insurance Practitioners re insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year | 25 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total number of attendances during the year— | Person referred to affiliated hospital Consultations with medical practitioners at | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insured | 1591 | 204 | 578 | the homes of patients— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uninsured | 1459 | 439 | 655 | Insured | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons placed under observation for the purpose of diagnosis during the year | 165 | 50 | 43 | Uninsured | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients | 124 | 17 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases in which the period of observation exceeded two months | 28* | 13† | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visits by Dispensary Nurses to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes | 377 | 80 | 584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insured persons under domiciliary treatment on December 31st ... | 93 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specimens of sputum examined for dispensary purposes | 767 | 124 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
* 23 due to non-attendance. †10 due to non-attendance.