Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME.
Return showing the work carried out in connection with the St. Marylebone Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year 1934.
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) :— | ||||||||||||||
67 | 39 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 121 | ||
*(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 94 | ||
B.— Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | ||
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 74 | |
C.— Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | ||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 62 | 41 | 35 | 177 | ||
D.— Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
198 | 138 | 81 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 224 | 159 | 57 | 36 | 476 | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 37 | ||
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st. | 530 | 2 | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 18 | ||||||||||
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of " | 114 | 1 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 64 | ||||||||||
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,616 | 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 166 | ||||||||||
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :— | 24 96 | 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 113 | ||||||||||
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,175 | 10. | Number of :— | |||||||||||
184 | ||||||||||||||
40 | ||||||||||||||
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register and included in a(a) andA(b) above | Nil | 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 228 | ||||||||||
(B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment): Provided by the Council, One. Provided by Voluntary Bodies, One. Margaret St. Dispensary, Margaret St., W.l |
*i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.