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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
Stepney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Memo. 37/T (Revised). Ministry of Health Form T. 145. A. Return showing the work of the Dispensaries for the year 1937:—
| 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 | 149 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 161 | 85 | 13 | 11 | 564 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 119 | 90 | 35 | 31 | |
| B.— Contacts examined during the year— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 700 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 166 | 209 | 235 | |
| C.— Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 40 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 30 | 1,138 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 216 | 262 | 249 | 267 | ||
| D.— Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 665 | 347 | 67 | 53 | 61 | 39 | 95 | 68 | 726 | 386 | 162 | 121 | 1,414 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 1,698
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after
discharge under Head 3 in previous years 239
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further
assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of " 486
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 163
fi. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 5.685
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 314
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :—
(а) Personal 352
(b) Other 447
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal
consultations) 514
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary
purposes 5,284
10. Number of:—
(а) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 844
(б) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 796
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and
included in A(a) and A(b) above —
12. Number of " T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st 695
B. Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding
centres used only for special forms of treatment):—
Provided by the Council 2 Provided by Voluntary Bodies .. —
* i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.