London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Woolwich 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE No. 54—
Return showing the work of the Dispensaries for 1938.
| 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 879 |
| 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 3 |
| 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the tuberculosis scheme, and cases " lost sight of " | 85 |
| 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 76 |
| 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 5,415 |
| 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on 31st December | 260 |
| 7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :— | |
| 82 | |
| (6) Other | 1,017 |
| 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 285 |
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 4,522 |
| 10. Number of :— | |
| 598 | |
| 1,156 | |
| 11. Number of " Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | 8 |
| 12. Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 309 |
| 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 |