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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
| Tuberculosis Dispensary at St. Pancras Dispensary, 39. Oakley Square. | Branch Tuberculosis Dispensary at 132, Maiden Road. | Tuberculosis Dispensary at University College Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Under 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 Persons included in Total. | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||||||
| Under observation January 1st pending diagnosis | 20 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 93 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Examined for first time during the year | 187 | 204 | 163 | 146 | 700 | 224 | 248 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Total | 207 | 240 | 192 | 154 | 793 | 243 | 287 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Found to be suffering from:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary | 121 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 203 | 144 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
| Non-pulmonary | 3 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 88 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Not suffering from Tuberculosis | 44 | 83 | 134 | 107 | 368 | 180 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | |
| Under observation on December 31st pending diagnosis | 28 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | |
| Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis | 11 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
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| 39, Oakley Square. | 132, Maiden Road. | University College Hospital. | 39, Oakley Square. | 132, Maiden Road. | University College Hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients under supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on 31st December | 489 | 67 | 210 | Reports received from Insurance Practitioners re insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year | 55 | 2 | 8 |
| Total number of attendances during the year— | Persons referred to affiliated hospital | — | — | 7 | |||
| Consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients— | |||||||
| Insured | 1860 | 77 | 88 | ||||
| Uninsured | 2150 | 168 | 102 | Insured | 7 | — | — |
| Persons placed under observation for the purpose of diagnosis during the year | 339 | 21 | 1 | Uninsured | 3 | — | — |
| Other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients | 167 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Cases in which the period of observation exceeded two months | 68* | 15 | — | ||||
| Visits by Dispensary Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes | 3406 | 126 | 115 | ||||
| Insured persons under domiciliary treatment on December 31st | 131 | 6 | 145 | Specimens of sputum examined for dispensary purposes | 951 | 59 | 39 |
* 60 due to non-attendance.
Figures for Maiden Road and University College Hospital Dispensaries are for 3 months ended 31st March only.