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Woolwich 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 54.
Return showing the work of the dispensaries for 1938.
| Diagnosis. | pulmonaby. | non -pulmon ary. | 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 | 99 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 119 | 62 | 19 | 10 | 210 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 237 | 211 | 69 | 70 | 58 / |
| B.—CONTACTS examined during the year :— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | 5 | — | 21 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | 179 | 93 | 113 | 490 |
| C.—CASES written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 17 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 65 |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 347 | 397 | 166 | 185 | 1095 |
| D.—NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary Register on December 31st :— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 383 | 282 | 37 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 428 | 326 | 67 | 48 | 869 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |