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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 1928
[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 | 94 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 97 | 66 | 4 | 10 |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 46 | 8 | 9 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 70 | 49 | 40 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 23 | 44 | 39 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— | - | |||||||||||
| (a) Cured | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | 104 | 95 | 81 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st | ||||||||||||
| 345 | 211 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 31 | 366 | 255 | 50 | 54 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 58 | 13 | 16 | |
| Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 885 | Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensary | 19 | |||||||||
| Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of" cases returned | 46 | Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | ||||||||||
| Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of" | 234 | 18 | ||||||||||
| (b) Otherwise | 225 | |||||||||||
| Died during the year | 90 | Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes | 175 | |||||||||
| Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 69 | |||||||||||
| Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 3875 | |||||||||||
| Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 4398 | Number of— | ||||||||||
| (a) Specimens of sputum. &c. examined | 882 | |||||||||||
| Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at Orthopædic Out-stations for treatment or supervision | - | (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 50 | |||||||||
| Number of Insured persons on Dispensary Register on 31st December | 479 | |||||||||||
| Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Insured persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 316 | |||||||||||
| (a) "Light" treatment | 67 | Number of Reports received during the year in respect of Insured persons:— | ||||||||||
| (6) Other special forms of treatment | 115 | |||||||||||
| (a) Form G.P. 17 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 46 | ||||||||||||