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City of London 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR 1931.
CITY RESIDENTS.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand 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):— | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 13 | 3 | .... | .... | 16 | |
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | — - - | |
| 2 | 3 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 2 | 3 | .... | .... | 5 | |
| B.—CONTACTS examined during the year:- | |||||||||||||
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | — | |
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | — | |
| 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 48 | |
| C.—CASE; written off the Dispensary Register as— | |||||||||||||
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | — | |
| 5 | 29 | 12 | 7 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 5 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 53 | |
| D.—NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| 30 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | l | 34 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 58 | |
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | - | |
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1931:— | 56 | 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 1 | |||||||||
| 3. Number of cases transferred toother areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of" | 11 | 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 4 | |||||||||
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 379 | 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 32 | |||||||||
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 6 15 | 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | — | |||||||||
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 263 | 10. | Number of | 37 | |||||||||
| Nursing | 53 | (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 41 | ||||||||||
| 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | - | 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 23 | |||||||||
NON-RESIDENTS.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand 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):— | |||||||||||||
| 97 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 104 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 1ll | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 33 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 80 | |
| B.—Numberof TuberculousCity workers attending Dispensary for treatment on Dec.31st, 1931 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| C—Number of Non-Resident and Non-Workers attending Dispensary for treatment on Dec. 31st, 1931 | 13 | ||||||||||||