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City of London 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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25
TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.—The Tuberculosis Dispensary has been open throughout
the year for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis of various types on Tuesdays and
Fridays from 12-30 to 2.30; on Mondays from 5.0 to 8.0; on Thursdays from 6.0 to 8.0;
and on Wednesdays, 11.30 to 1.0. In all, 255 sessions have been held, and in addition the
Tuberculosis Officer has visited cases at their homes when necessary.
New Patients.—The number of new patients examined was 374 as compared with 382
last vear.
A.—PATIENTS RESIDENT IN THE CITY.
| Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st, pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | Under 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. | |||||||||
| Adults | M | l | 24 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 8 | l | .... | |
| F | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5 | l | 14 | .... | .... | ||
| Children under 15 | M | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .... | 7 | .... | .... | |
| F | .... | 12 | 12 | .... | l | 10 | l | .... | ||
| Total | .... | 7 | 59 | 66 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 2 | .... | |
| Adults | M | 1 | 5 | 6 | .... | .... | 6 | .... | .... | |
| F | 1 | 11 | 12 | .... | .... | 12 | .... | .... | ||
| Children under 15 | M | .... | 5 | 5 | .... | .... | 5 | .... | .... | |
| F | .... | 9 | 9 | .... | 1 | 8 | .... | .... | ||
| M | 1 | 14 | 15 | 9 | .... | 6 | .... | .... | ||
| F | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .... | 3 | .... | .... | ||
B.—PATIENTS RESIDENT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LONDON.
| Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | | Under 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. | |||||||||
| Adults | M | 2 | 129 | 131 | 83 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 12 | |
| F | 6 | 139 | 145 | 82 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Children under 15 | M | .... | 21 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .... | 1 | |
| F | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | .... | 12 | 313 | 325 | 174 | 30 | 90 | 10 | 21 | |
| Adults | M | Contacts from the homes of non-resident patients are not examined at the City Dispensary. | ||||||||
| F | ||||||||||
| Children under 15 | M | |||||||||
| F | ||||||||||
| M | 2 | 67 | 69 | 41 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | ||
| F | 2 | 49 | 51 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Resident. | Non-Resident. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referred to X-Ray Department | 20 | 137 | 157 |
| „ Surgical „ | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| „ Dental „ | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| ,, Throat „ | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| „ † Pathological ,, | .... | 2 | 2 |
| „ Other „ | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 47 | 160 | 207 |
† This does not include examinations of sputum.