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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 1935
[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 1935.
| 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):— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 46 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 103 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non—tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 89 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 91 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| (b) Non—tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 69 | 54 | 49 | 223 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a)Definitely tuberculous | 180 | 115 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 198 | 132 | 49 | 33 | 412 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary 2. Number of cases transferred from
Register on January 1st 513 other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous years 22
3. Number of cases transferred to 4. Cases written off during tile year
other areas, cases not desiring I as Dead (all causes) 53
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases " lost sight of " 112
5. Number of attendances at the 6. Number of Insured Persons under
Dispensary (including Contacts) 2,366 Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December 105
7. Number of consultations with 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
medical practitioners:— Officers to homes (including personal consultations)134
(a) Personal 8
(b) Other 98
9. Number of visits by Nurses or 10. Number of:—
Health Visitors to homes for (a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
Dispensary purposes 1,966 examined 179
(b) X—ray examinations made in
connection with Dispensary work 90
11. Number of "Recovered" cases 12. Number of " T.B. plus" cases on
restored to Dispensary Register Dispensary Register on December 31st 209
and included in A (a) and A(b) above Nil
(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.