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
West Ham 1925
[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 | ||||