London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southwark 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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re-married a man with very bad health, and who are not in a position to
pay for him. He is very happy there and improving in every way.
Of course in the work of a Tuberculosis Care Committee there are
many ups and downs, disappointments as well as successes, but it is ou
the whole encouraging, as compared with the past and we look forward
with hope and confidence to the future.
The Nurses visited the homes of the following cases and advised the patients on the questions of environment and preventive measures:—
| Insured Persons | 2,400 |
| Non-Insured Persons | 1,727 |
| Total | 4,127 |
Patients discharged during the year:—
| Insured. | Non-Insured. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cured | — | 2 |
| Arrested | 16 | 12 |
| Guardians | 4 | 2 |
| "In statu quo" | 19 | 31 |
| Moved away | 29 | 23 |
| Transferred to other districts | 16 | 12 |
| Ceased attending | 26 | 19 |
| Transferred to Domiciliary treatment | 38 | - |
| Transferred to Institutions | 12 | 18 |
| Non-Tuberculous | 213 | 302 |
| Open Air School | — | 13 |
| Private Practitioner | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 378 | 436 |
TABLE N.
Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
345
359
330
388
391
392
381
311
243
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
262
249
231
260
192
199
197
194
232
TABLE O.
Cases referred to Hospitals:—
Insured.
Non-insured.
South London Hospital
3
1
Guy's Hospital
10
7
Royal Waterloo Hospital
—
4
St. Thomas's Hospital
1
—
Brompton Hospital
1
—
King's College Hospital
1
—
Southwark Hospital
39
14
Totals
55
26