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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 63.
Return showing the work of the Dispensaries for 1931.
| 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 | 106 | 60 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 112 | 66 | 14 | 16 | 208 |
| (B) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 173 | 192 | 131 | 129 | 625 |
| B.— CONTACTS examined during the year:— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||
| (b) Diagnosis nut completed | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 78 | 126 | 108 | 140 | 452 | |||||||||
| C.— CASES written off the Dispensary Register as : (a) Recovered | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 68 |
| (B) non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 265 | 332 | 243 | 273 | 1,113 |
| D.— NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 407 | 330 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 63 | 33 | 63 | 443 | 393 | 83 | 111 | 1,030 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |