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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
Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XV.
(A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
| 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 | 70 | 69 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 168 |
| (i) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 79 | 96 | 46 | 44 | 265 |
| B.-Contacts examined during year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculou | I | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| (t) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 78 | 39 | 55 | 240 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 50 |
| (I>) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 153 | 184 | 92 | 102 | 531 |
| D,-Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st :— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 365 | 302 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 57 | 35 | 24 | 393 | 359 | 52 | 45 | 849 |
| (4) Diagnosis not completed | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
1. dumber of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st ... 890
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight of" 90
5. Number of attendances at the
dispensary (including Contacts) 4,703
' Number of consultations with
medical practitioners
(a) Personal 35
(b) other 504
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
dispensary purposes 3,150
11.Number of "Recovered" case
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A(a) and A(b)
above 1
2. Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous years 66
4. Cases written off during the year as
Dead (all causes) 114
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December 190
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to homes (including
personal consultations) 145
10. Number of:—
(а) Specimens of sputum, etc.,
examined 899
(b) X-ray examinations made in
connection with Dispensary
work 378
2. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on
Dispensary Register on 31st
December 456