London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kingston upon Thames 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The following tables show the work undertaken by the Chest Clinic at Kingston Hospital during 1972, insofar as it affects patients resident in the borough:
| Number of chest clinic sessions held | 407 | |
| Number of attendances: New Patients | 898 | |
| Old Patients | 3542 | 4,440 |
| Average attendances per session | 10 |
Tuberculin Tests and BCG Vaccinations
| Found positive | 24 | 20 | 28 |
| Found negative | 92 | 18 | 18 |
| Vaccinated | 58 | 6 | 7 |
There were three deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis during the year. The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1961 - 1972 inclusive:
| Year | Cases Notified | Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Total | Respiratory | Non-respiratory. | Total | |
| 1961 | 59 | 8 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1962 | 62 | 2 | 64 | 6 | – | 6 |
| 1963 | 54 | 8 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | 44 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 1965 | 32 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 8 | – | 8 |
| 1967 | 46 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1968 | 35 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1969 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970 | 29 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1971 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 3 | – | 3 |
| 1972 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 3 | – | 3 |