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Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF DISPENSARY STATISTICS AND OF
HOME VISITING FOR 1930.
Table LXIV.
| No. of Insured persons on Dispensary Register, January 1st, 1930 | 551 |
| „ Notified Cases examined for the first time | 90 |
| „ Cases sent for an opinion | 335 |
| „ Contacts examined | 465 |
| „ Contacts found suffering from Tuberculosis | 14 |
| „ Contacts not found suffering from Tuberculoses | 365 |
| „ Contacts under observation | 86 |
| „ First attendances | 989 |
| ,, Consultations of T.O. with private practitioners | 29 |
| „ Visits paid by T.O. to homes of patients | 223 |
| ,, Visits paid by nurses to homes of patients | 5411 |
| ,, Attendances of patients at the Dispensary— | |
| Men | 1427 |
| Women | 1996 |
| Children | 2059 |
| Total | 5482 |
| No. of patients under Domiciliary Treatment— | |
| Pulmonary | 130 |
| Non-pulmonary | 7 |
| Total | 1146 |
| No. of reports received from Practitioners (G.P.36) | 450 |
| ,, reports sent out to Practitioners (G.P. 36) | 544 |
| „ specimens of sputum examined at Laboratory in connection with the work of the Dispensary— | |
| Positive | 353 |
| Negative | 563 |
| Total | 916 |
| No. of X-rays taken— | |
| (i) At Brompton (Hospital | 118 |
| (ii) At Croydon General Hospital | 70 |
| No. of reports made to Ministry of Pensions by the T.O. on general progress of Tuberculous Discharged Ex-Service men ... | 33 |
| No. of cases referred for "Light" Treatment | 18 |
| „ cases referred to Orthopaedic Clinic | 14 |
| „ cases to whom Dental Treatment was given | 17 |
| „ cases on Dispensary Register, December 31st, 1930 | 1227 |
| „ cases receiving extra nourishment at end of year | 34 |