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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 75—
Return showing the work of the dispensaries for 1935.
| 1. | Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 969 |
| 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | Nil |
| 3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of | 87 |
| 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 120 |
| 5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 5,276 |
| 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 233 |
| 7. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | |
| 84 | ||
| 1,095 | ||
| 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 401 |
| 9. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 4,941 |
| 10. | Number of:— | |
| 555 | ||
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work. | 681 | |
| 11. | Number of " Recovered " cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | 1 |
| 12. | Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 330 |
Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used
only for special forms of treatment).
Provided by the Council 2
Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil
(g) The Examination of Home Contacts.—On receipt of a primary notification
every effort is made to induce people living in the same house to present themselves
for medical examination. In many cases, however, it is very difficult to persuade
them to do so. If the tuberculosis visitor fails to secure the attendance of the
contacts a visit is made by one of the medical staff. During the year 431 contacts
were examined. The importance of such examinations may be illustrated as
follows:—