Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
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 |