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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
Woolwich 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 37
| 1 | . Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December | 650 |
| 2, | . Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year— | |
| Insured | 3,884 | |
| Uninsured | 4,723 | |
| 3 | . Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis | 364 |
| 4. | , Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months | |
| 5. | , Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st | 319 |
| 6. | Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year | 112 |
| 7. | Number of persons referred to affiliated hospitals for consultation | |
| 8. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients— | |
| Insured | 44 | |
| Uninsured | 28 | |
| 9. | Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients | 755 |
| 10. | Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes | 4,597 |
| 11. | Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary | 658 |