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Woolwich 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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(4) Returns to County Medical Officer.—A return similar to that in Table No. 55,
which shows the figures for the whole year, was made each quarter to the County
Medical Officer. It will be seen from this Table that the total number on the register
was 1,035, and of this number 86.66 per cent. were on the Dispensary register. In
1932 the corresponding percentage was 92.91.
TABLE No. 55.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Number on register on 1st January, 1933 | 466 | 347 | 104 | 113 | 1,030 |
| Number of new cases notified | 105 | 102 | 19 | 22 | 248 |
| Number of cases restored | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Other additions | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| Deletions | 127 | 106 | 33 | 27 | 293 |
| Number on register on 31st December, 1933 | 471 | 356 | 95 | 113 | 1,035 |
(B) The County of London (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930, enable the County
Council to maintain or arrange for the maintenance, otherwise than in their homes,
of children living in London in houses where, owing to overcrowding or otherwise,
they are, in the opinion of the County Medical Officer, in danger of being infected
with tuberculosis ; or whose parent or parents are receiving institutional treatment
for tuberculosis and for whose care adequate arrangements cannot otherwise be
made. During the year such arrangements were made for four children.
(C) The Regulations of 1925 provide for the compulsory discontinuance of a
person suffering from infectious respiratory tuberculosis from employment involving
the handling or treatment of milk, and are enforceable by the local authority. No
action was taken under them during the year.
Shelters.—Twelve shelters are maintained by the Council for patients returning
from sanatoria who are able and willing to continue this form of treatment.
Sputum Examinations.—During the year 461 specimens of sputum were examined
at the Dispensary. Of these, 58 were positive and 403 negative. Facilities for
general practitioners are provided at the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital and
342 specimens were examined during the year, 74 being positive and 268 negative.