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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
Marylebone 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Return as to work carried out in connection with the St. Marylebone
Tuberculosis Dispensary for the year 1924.
(The return relates only to persons residing in the area which is served by the Dispensary under the scheme of the Council.)
| 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. | |||||||||
| (a) All persons | Adults | M. | 2 | 103 | 105 | 38 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 8 |
| F. | 2 | 120 | 122 | 38 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 10 | ||
| (including " Contacts ") | Children under 15 | M. | 19 | 57 | 76 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 8 |
| F. | 17 | 57 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Total | _ | 40 | 339 | 377 | 89 | 30 | 181 | 38 | 39 | |
| (6) " Contacts " | Adults | M. | - | 13 | 13 | 5 | - | 8 | - | - |
| F. | - | 29 | 29 | - | — | 26 | 3 | - | ||
| (included in (a)). | Children under 15 | M. | 7 | 26 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 8 | ||
| (c) Insured persons in (a) ). | (included | M. | 2 | 73 | 75 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| F. | 1 | 57 | 58 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | ||
1. Number o£ patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons
under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December* 250
2. Total number of attendances of patients Insured 1,219
at the Dispensary during the year 1 Uninsured 2,791
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the
Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis 79
4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary
exceeded two months 25
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st 119
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of
insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year 17
7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation 4
8. Number of consultations with medical prac- Insured 7
titioners at the homes of patients Uninsured 3
9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officer to the homes of
patients 216
10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of
patients for dispensary purposes 2,470
11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work
of the Dispensary 316
* Insured persons under domiciliary treatment by Insurance practitioners are included under
Head 5.