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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
City of London 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| 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) :— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | 16 | |||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | |||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 | |||||
| B.—CONTACTS examined during the year:— | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | |||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 38 | |||||
| C.—CASE S written off the Dispensary Register as— | ||||||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 46 | |||||||
| D.— NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 | l | 5 | 2 | ... | l | 32 | 16 | 2 | 51 | ||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | ||||||
| Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1932:— | 58 | 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | - | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Number of cases transferred toother areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 16 | 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts). | 392 | 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | - | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 13 | 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 Nursing | 297 21 | 10. | Number of | 19 58 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 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):— | |||||||||||||
| 78 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | i | 87 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 151 | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 94 | ||
| B.—Number of Tuberculous City workers attending Dispensaryfor treatment on Dec.31st, 1932 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| C - Number of Non-Resident and Non-Workers attending Dispensary for treatment on . Dec. 31st, 1932 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 308 | |||||||||||||
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