Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 50.
Return for the year 1933.
(A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
Diagnosis .
Pulmonary .
Non-Pulmonary
Total.
Grand
Total.
Adults
Children Adults
Children
Adults
Children
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
' M.
F.
A.—New Cases examined during
the year (excluding
contacts):—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
93
61
5
7
4
12
14
3
97
73
19
10
199
(b) Diagnosis not completed
8
4
4
—
—
—
1
2
8
4
5
2
19
(c) Non-tuberculous
55
48
10
5
—
1
4
1
55
49
14
6
124
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
10
6
—
—
—
—
2
1
10
6
2
1
19
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
1
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
3
?,
5
(r) Non-tuberculous
43
73
94
63
—
—
—
1
43
73
94
64
274
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
16
22
1
5
6
4
15
5
22
26
16
10
74
(b) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and entered
on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous) ..
103
125
104
68
1
1
6
2
104
126
110
70
410
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December
31 st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
278
181
15
18
20
33
27
31
298
214
42
49
603
(b) Diagnosis not completed
8
4
5
2
—
—
3
2
8
4
8
4
24
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st
714
2. Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3
in previous years
39
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of"
156
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes)
126
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts)
2810
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December
88
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to homes (including
(a) Personal
4
personal consultations)
303
(b) Other
209
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
10. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc.,
examined
494
Dispensary purposes
3804
(b) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work.
74
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and A (b)
above
1
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on
Dispensary Register on December
31st..
285
(B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres
used only for special forms of treatment). Provided by the Council—One.