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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
Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Number of Patients who have attended, old and new 1,216
Number of Notifications:—
Pulmonary 154
Non-pulmonary 19
Total 173
Number of Sputa examined 1,507
Number of physical examinations 2,574
Number of Contacts examined 228
Number of Home Visits paid by Doctor 466
Bedside consultations included in above 309
Consultations otherwise 861
Number of Home Visits paid by Nurses 3,959
Number of Reports sent to Public Bodies 447
Number of Reports sent to Doctors 890
Number of Letters written 5,476
Number of Patients referred to Brompton Hospital 6
For X-ray 421
Number of Notified cases on Dispensary Books on 31st December, 1937 655
Number of Patients sent away to institutions or to the country in 1937 164
| (1) | |||
| 1—10,000 dilution | 228 | Total 538. | |
| 1—1,000 dilution | 161 | ||
| 1—100 dilution | 149 | ||
| (2) | |||
| 1—10,000 dilution | 44 or 19.3% | ||
| 1—1,000 dilution | 6 or 3.7% | ||
| 1—100 dilution | 15 or 10% | ||
| Total | 65 or 12% approx | ||
| (3) | |||
| For the first time | 154 | (55+ : 99-) | |
| For the second time | 25 | ( 6+ : 19-) | |
| For the third time | 22 | ( 0+ : 22-) | |
| For the fourth time | 20 | ( 5+ : 15-) | |
| For the fifth time | 7 | (0+ : 7-) | |
| Total | 228 | ||
(b) 3 by the Public Assistance Committee:—
1 Man to Hospital.
1 Woman to Hospital.
1 Child to Convalescent Home.
12 Children were sent to Convalescent Homes by the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
7 Children were boarded out under the Contact Scheme.
1 Child went away through Children's Country Holiday Fund.
20 Children went to St. Mary's Camp.
1 Woman was convalesced by the Charity Organisation Society.
2 Men were sent to Douglas House through the Red Cross.
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