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City of London 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: B.—PATIENTS RESIDENT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LONDON, 218.

B.—PATIENTS RESIDENT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LONDON, 218.

Number ofUnder observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st. pending diagnosis.Examined for the first time during the year.Total.Found to beUnder observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st, pending diagnosis.Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
Suffering from Tuberculosis.Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
(a) All persons (including contacts)Adults |M2772993525624
F265783302492
Children under 15M....1010....252l
F10162631211....
Total ........*6315521868713175
(b) "Contacts" (included in (a))AdultsM................................
F................................
Children under 15M................................
F................................
(c) Insured persons (included in (a))M18415924....2924
F15254012....271....

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PATIENTS REFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL.—The following is the
summary of patients referred to the various departments of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital for help in diagnosis or treatment:
Resident. Non-Resident. Total.
Referred to X-Ray Department 18 24 42
„ Surgical „ — 4 4
,, Dental ,, 8 4 12
,, Throat „ 6 6 12
„ †Pathological „ 12 3
,, Other „ 3 3 6
36 43 79
PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR DIAGNOSIS.—The
wards of the Hospital are open for the reception of cases presenting difficulties of
diagnosis which can only be overcome by observation as In-patients. One resident
and 4 non-resident patients were admitted for this purpose.
EXAMINATION OF SPUTUM.—The following is a summary :—
City Residents. Non-Resident. Total.
Positive 11 20 31
Negative 38 157 195
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT.—The number of patients for whom residential
treatment was arranged was 27. They are summarised as follows:—
Admitted to Poor Law Other
L.C.C. Institutions. Institutions. Institutions. Total.
Patients resident in the City 10 2 5 17
Patients non-resident but working in
the City 5 — 5 10
15 2 10 27
Persons neither resident or working in the City are transferred immediately to
their own Tuberculosis Officer and arrangements are made by him. This system
has worked satisfactorily.
PERSONS TREATED.—(A) Patients resident in the City. All persons
suffering from tuberculosis who are resident in the City are supervised and treated
at the Dispensary. The total number of cases so treated was 50.
(B) Patients non-resident in the City.
(a) Who work in the City.
* This includes all patients attending on January 1st, 1922, who had not been diagnosed or notified as Tuberculous.
† This does not include examination of sputum.