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 West Ham]
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2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of" cases returned— "1925" cases only | 6 | 10 Number of consultations with medical practitioners :— | 185 | ||
(a) At Homes of Applicants | Not recorded | ||||
(b) Otherwise | |||||
3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost Right of"—"1925 " cases only | 30 | ||||
11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes | |||||
4. Died during the year | 190 | ||||
12. Number of visits by Nurses to Homes for Dis-pensary purposes | 4,121 | ||||
5. Number of observation cases under A (b) and B (b) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 139 | ||||
13. Number of | |||||
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined | 574 | ||||
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work. | 4 | ||||
6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 13,024 | ||||
14. Number of Insured persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December—"1925" cases only | 602 | ||||
7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at Orthopaedic Out-stations for treatment or supervision | Nil. | ||||
15. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment 011 the 31st December | 310 | ||||
8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for | 1,287 Not recorded. | ||||
16. Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons:- | |||||
(a) From G.P. 17 | 1 | ||||
(b) Other special forms of treatment | 786 |