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Southwark 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE J.Patients discharged during the year:—

TABLE J.

Patients discharged during the year:—

Insured.Non-Insured.
Arrested5024
Improved3123
"In statu quo"196
Moved away183
Transferred to other districts.144
Ceased attending194
Transferred to Domiciliary treatment405
Transferred to Institutions1123
Non-Tubercular16983
Totals371175

Table: TABLE K.Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee —

TABLE K.

Statistics of cases dealt with by the Tuberculosis Care Committee —

Children sent to Sanatoriums or Hospitals56
New cases during the year58
Sent away by the Invalid Children's Aid11
Sent to the Infirmary5
Died7
Referred to other districts3
Sent away by their parents1
Sent to the Home for the Dying1
Reports on progress of patients239
Friendly visits for Hospitals112

Table: TABLE L.Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—

TABLE L.

Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with London as a whole:—

Southwark1.7 per 1000
London1.2 do.

Table: TABLE M.Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

TABLE M.

Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

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