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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table gives a summary of the work carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | m. | F. | ||||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 105 | 74 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 111 | 75 | 13 | 8 | |||
| — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 54 | 53 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 60 | 73 | 66 | |||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | ||||
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 6 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 31 | 72 | 61 | ||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as- | |||||||||||||||
| — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 113 | 152 | 133 | |||
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 356 | 245 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 378 | 262 | 61 | 57 | |||
| — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 43 | 56 | 17 | 11 | ||||
Number of persons on Dispensary Register on Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was
January 1st 807 given, at or in connection with the Dispensary ... j 25
Number of patients transferred from other areas Number of consultations with medical practi-
and of "lost sight of " cases returned 59 tioners :—
Number of patients transferred to other areas and (a) At homes of applicants 19
cases “lost sight of" 212 (b) Otherwise 206
Died during the year 80 Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to
Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (6) homes 133
above in which period of observation exceeded Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to
2 months 25 homes for Dispensary purposes 5279
Number of attendances at the Dispensary (includ- Number of—
ing Contacts) 5094 («) Specimens of sputum, Ac., examined 917
Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at (b) X-ray examinations made in connection
Orthopaedic Out-stations for treatment or super- with Dispensary work 55
vision — Number of Insured persons on Dispensary Register
Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or on 31st December 484
other Institutions approved for the purpose, of Number of Insured persons under Domiciliary
patients for— Treatment on the 31st December 160
(a) " Light" treatment 11 Number of Reports received during the year in
(b) Other special forms of treatment 47 respect of Insured persons :—
| (a) Form G P. 17 —
(4) Form G.P. 36 17