Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 49
| 1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December | 649 |
| 2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year— Insured | 3,435 |
| Uninsured | 4,178 |
| 3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis | 301 |
| 4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months | 38 |
| 5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st | 280 |
| 6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year | 191 |
| 7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospitals for consultation | _ |
| 8. Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients— Insured | 42 |
| Uninsured | 3 |
| 9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients | 627 |
| 10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes | 3,909 |
| 11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary | 607 |