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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 56.
Return showing the Work of the Dispensaries for 1933.
| 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 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 9 | 11 | 158 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 167 | 196 | 118 | 90 | 571 |
| B.-CONTACTS examind during the year:- | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 14 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 101 | 87 | 125 | 372 |
| C.-CASES written off the Dispensary Ragister as: | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 73 |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 235 | 303 | 207 | 218 | 963 |
| D.—NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Register on 31st December:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 374 | 313 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 31 | 45 | 418 | 362 | 49 | 63 | 892 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |