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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 1938

[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—Pulmonary5454
Non-Pulmonary88
Revisits—Pulmonary182540
Non-Pulmonary60104
Measles248248
Scarlet Fever616
Small Pox and Diphtheria contacts9797
Other visits320473
TOTAL9751540

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.P.N.P.
January1—53980
February9167983
March11599104
April6—3811160
May6155769
June4131960
July3—22850
August4—501033
September2—26860
October4238839
November62491052
December8—52644
TOTALS548540104834