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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 77.
Return showing the Work of the Dispensaries for 1932.
| 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 | 107 | 94 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 115 | 103 | 14 | 10 | 242 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — | 152 | 238 | 122 | 128 | 640 |
| B.—CONTACTS examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | - | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 118 | 99 | 101 | 408 | |
| C.—CASES written off the Dispensary Register as: | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 37 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 122 |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 256 | 366 | 223 | 232 | 1,077 |
| D.—NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Register on 31st December:— | |||||||||||||
| 400 | 324 | 23 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 38 | 46 | 445 | 382 | 61 | 66 | 954 | |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |