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Camberwell 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The Care Work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, 1929.
The Dispensary Clerk and Care Secretary has compiled the
following figures and items of information in relation to some of
the care work of the Dispensary in 1929: —
1. 92 Dispensary patients received extra diet.
2. 11 patients received dentures. Those who could afford it
paid a little. Approved Societies contributed in the
case of insured patients and the remainder was contributed
from the Borough Dental Scheme.
3. 115 cases were specially helped in their application to
the Guardians for assistance. Thus patients received
relief in money, food, extra diet, convalescence, clothes,
etc.
4. 15 cases were assisted in their application to the British
Red Cross Emergency Fund. Thus pensioners received
such assistance as money, clothing, beds, bedding, etc.
5. 19 cases were assisted in their application to the United
Services Fund. In this way ex-Service men or their
families obtained money, clothing, beds, bedding,
convalescence.
6. We assisted the London County Council in many ways
in making arrangements for the institutional treatment
of 386 patients.
7. We ensured that all patients going to sanatorium who
could not afford the travelling expenses received vouchers
from the L.C.C. covering their fare to sanatorium.
8. We did our best to settle all home difficulties that
threatened to bring patients home from sanatorium too
soon.
9. We co-operated with the Charity Organisation Society
in over 28 cases, and our tuberculosis patients received
much benefit thereby.
10. We co-operated with the Invalid Children's Aid Association
in 56 cases.
11. We co-operated with many families in whom there was
a tuberculous member in endeavouring to obtain homes
for them on the new housing estates of the L.C.C. and
elsewhere.
TABLE XV.
| Housing accommodation of 495 families in which there was a Primary Notification of Tuberculosis in 1929. | Number of families occupying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 Rooms. | 6 Rooms or more. | |
| Patient living alone | 37 | 18 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| „ „ with 1 other | 6 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | - |
| „ 2 „ | 15 | 22 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 6 |
| „ 3 „ | 2 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 14 |
| „ 4 „ | 1 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 11 |
| „ 5 „ | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| „ 6 „ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| „ 7 „ | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 8 „ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| „ 9 „ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| „ 10 „ | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Total | 65 | 90 | 146 | 100 | 48 | 46 |
TABLE XVI.
Sleeping accommodation for 495 tuberculous cases notified for the first time in 1929. The figures refer to the Tuberculosis Nurse's first home visit.
| The patient slept— | |
| In separate room | In 160 cases. |
| Alone in bed with 1 other in room | „ 51 „ |
| „ 2 others „ | „ 30 „ |
| „ 3 2 | „ 12 „ |
| „4„ | „ - „ |
| In bed with 1 person and no others in room | „ 146 ,, |
| „ 1 „ 1 other in room | „ 33 „ |
| „ 1„ 2 others „ | „ 18 „ |
| „ 1 „ 3 „ | „ 11 „ |
| „ 1 „ 4 „ | „ 10 „ |
| In bed with 2 persons and no others in room | „ 14 „ |
| „2 „ 1 other | „ - „ |
| „ 2 „ 2 others „ | „ 1 „ |
| „ 2 „ 3 | „ 2 „ |
| In bed with 3 persons and no others in room | „ 3 „ |
| „ 4 „ | „ 4 „ |
| 495 | |