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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 67 (continued).
| (1) Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December | 751 |
| (2) Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year:— | |
| Insured | 3,445 |
| Uninsured | 3,186 |
| (3) Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis | 349 |
| (4) Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months | 42 |
| (5) Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st | 279 |
| (6) Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year | 144 |
| (7) Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation | - |
| (8) Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients:— | |
| Insured | 23 |
| Uninsured | 16 |
| (9) Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients | 471 |
| (10) Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary purposes | 3,928 |
| (11) Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary | 380 |