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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

Orpington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]

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Table: The following is a summary of the visits paid by her during the year:—

The following is a summary of the visits paid by her during the year:—

Cases VisitedNumber of Visits
Tuberculosis: Primary—Pulmonary5353
Non-Pulmonary2323
Revisits—Pulmonary142325
Non-Pulmonary56168
Measles6588
Scarlet Fever20147
Small Pox and Diphtheria contacts130130
Other visits278411
TOTAL7671345

Table: The visits to cases of Tuberculosis have been as follows

The visits to cases of Tuberculosis have been as follows

PrimaryRevisitsOther Visits
P.N.P.T.P.N.P.T.
January52401730
February5—321823
March6—1412123
April32371644
May42241260
June23261340
July73421698
August68231787
September31211542
October31281450
November51——106
December4—381873
TOTALS5323325168776