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St Pancras 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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On Friday, February 5th, the Tuberculosis Dispensary was closed at 39, Oakley
Square and moved to Barnes House, Camden Road, where it was re-opened for patients on
Monday, February 8th.
The many advantages of the new premises include more hygienic construction, better
appearance, more central position and increased accommodation, which provides for a second
consulting room, a record room and separate rooms, instead of a single one for office and
laboratory work. The additional convenience and efficiency made possible by these improvements
have been much appreciated by patients and staff.
G. A. BACK, M.B., B.CH., D.P.H."
The following table gives a summary of the work carried out at the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year :—
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Gband Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||||
| M. | P. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | P. | M. | P. | ||||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | |||||||||||||||
| 111 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 125 | 88 | 9 | 11 | 233 | |||
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | - | — | —_ | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 38 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 73 | 38 | 20 | 188 | |||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||||
| — | 3 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | |||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 101 | |||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 105 | 72 | 62 | 308 | ||
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||||
| 352 | 219 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 38 | 393 | 264 | 47 | 47 | 751 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 63 | |||
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on 7. Number of consultations with medical practi-
January 1st 809 tioners:—
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and (a) Personal 12
cases returned after discharge under Head 3 (b) Other 210
in previous years 69 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, homes (including personal consultations) 81
cases not desiring further assistance under the 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors
scheme, and cases " lost sight of " 202 to homes for Dispensary purposes 4330
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all 10. Number of—
causes) 95 (a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 525
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (in- (b) X-ray examinations made in connection
eluding Contacts) 3121 with Dispensary work 101
6. Number of Insured persons under Domiciliary 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to
Treatment on the 31st December 492 Dispensary Register, and included in A (a)
and A(b) above —
12. Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary
Register on 31st December ... ... 392