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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1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 2,926 | 8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for | |
(a) " Light " treatment | 800 | ||
(b) Other special forms of treatment | Nil. | ||
2. Number of patients transferred from other areas and of " lost sight of " cases returned | 88 | 9. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensary ... | 1 |
10. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :— | |||
3. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases " lost sight of " | 302 | ||
(a) At Homes of Applicants | 24 | ||
(6) Otherwise | 477 | ||
11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes. | 14 | ||
4. Died during the year | 204* | ||
12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes | 3,978 | ||
5. Number of observation cases under A (6) and B (6) above in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 13. Number of | ||
771 | |||
152 | (b) X-ray examinations made, in connection with Dispensary work. | 25 | |
14. Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December | 954 | ||
6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 11,850 | ||
15. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 315 | ||
7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary cases at Orthopaedic Out-stations for treatment or supervision | Nil. | 16. Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons :— | |
(a) Form G.P. 17 | 2 | ||
(6) Form G.P. 36 | 823 |
* Not of T.B.