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Fulham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Dental Treatment:
Fourteen persons were referred for treatment but of these one withdrew. Of the
remaining thirteen, ten were recommended for extractions and dentures, two for repairs
to dentures and one for extraction.
Extra Nourishment'.
Seventy-four patients were recommended for grants of extra nourishment for varying
periods of from two weeks to three months.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1936.
No. of New Patients'.—
Insured 234
Uninsured 339
Total 573
No. of Attendances:—
Insured 1164
Uninsured 2321
Attendances of Contacts 796
Other Attendances 828
Total 5109
Attendances in Gloving Class 226
No. of patients who have attended, both old and new 1224
No. of Notifications:—
Pulmonary 161
Non-pulmonary 13
Total 174
No. of Sputa examined 1679
No. of Physical Examinations 2638
No. of Contacts examined 267
No. of Home Visits paid by Doctor 426
Bedside Consultations included in above 230
Consultations otherwise 725
No. of Home Visits paid by Nurses 3655
No. of Reports sent to Public Bodies 573
No. of reports sent to Doctors 758
No. of Letters written 5388
No. of Patients referred to Brompton Hospital 3
For X-ray 420