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 Croydon]
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T able LXV.
(A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Gran 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. | 141 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 151 | 101 | 9 | 7 | 268 |
(6) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 90 | 46 | 49 | 248 |
B.—Contacts examined during year :— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
(ft) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | II |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 81 | 232 | 128 | 126 | 567 |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— (a) Recovered | 49 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 52 | 31 | 52 | 31 | 166 |
(ft) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous)... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 155 | 335 | 180 | 185 | 855 |
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st («) Definitely tuberculous... | 401 | 3I9 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 108 | 92 | 435 | 362 | 125 | 115 | 1037 |
(ft) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 1,227 | 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 56 | ||||||||||||
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases" lost sight of " 193 | 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 130 | ||||||||||||
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 5,520 | 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December 194 | ||||||||||||
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :— (a) Personal 57 (b) Other 593 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) 308 | ||||||||||||
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes 4,876 11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A(b) above Nil | 10. Number of (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 934 (ft) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 242 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December 483 |
(B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of
Tuberculosis (excluding centres used
only for special forms of treatment
Provided by the Council 1
Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil