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Woolwich 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 74.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Number on Register on 1st January, 1935 | 477 | 352 | 109 | 110 | 1,048 |
| Number of new Cases notified | 118 | 88 | 17 | 15 | 238 |
| Number of Cases restored | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Other additions | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
| Deletions | 158 | 113 | 34 | 45 | 350 |
| Number on Register on 31st December, 1935 | 458 | 340 | 93 | 84 | 975 |
(3) Weekly and quarterly returns were furnished during the year to the
County Medical Officer.
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 17 children.
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.
(b) Bacteriological Examination of Sputum.—During the year 555 specimens
of sputum were examined at the dispensary, and of these 110 were positive and
445 negative. Facilities for general practitioners are provided at the Woolwich
War Memorial Hospital, and 502 specimens were examined during the year, 75
being positive and 427 negative.
(c) Out-door Shelters at the Homes of Patients.—Twelve shelters are maintained
by the Council for patients returning from sanatoria and who are willing
to continue this form of treatment. Eight were in use during the year. No charge
is now made for these shelters.
(d) The Work of the Dispensaries.—The main dispensary is at Maxey Road,
Humstead. It was re-constructed during the year, and is now a really up-to-date,
well-lighted and ventilated building with increased accommodation for work. As
will be seen from the plan on an adjoining page, it now consists of a waiting room,
dressing room with cubicles, consulting rooms, laboratory, demonstration room,
dispensary, general office, Care Committee office, and nurses' room. A feature
of the scheme is the panelling of the dressing room and cubicles and one consulting