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Deptford 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Metropolitan Borough of Deptford,

Table: Return as to Work carried out in connection with the Deptford Dispensary for the period from 1st January, 1920, to 31st December, 1920.

Return as to Work carried out in connection with the Deptford Dispensary for the period from 1st January, 1920, to 31st December, 1920.

Insured.Uninsured.
Males.Females.Children under 16.Adults.
Males.Females
1. (a) Number of persons examined for the first time during the above period at or in connection with the Dispensary1295135343113
(b) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis762365926
(c) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis6127-4
(d) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be non-tuberculous32152042252
(e) Number included under 1 (a) in whom the diagnosis was found to be doubtful1512571231
Insured.Uninsured.
2. (a) Total attendances at the Dispensary (including attendances at the Dispensary of persons included under 1 (a) )29853630
(b) Number of the above attendances at which systematical physical examinations and records were made748984
3. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary medical officers in connection with the supervision of home conditions5430
4. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary nurses in connection with the supervision of home conditions and "following up "913994
5. Number of persons suffering from or suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis referred to the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated1639
6. Number of consultations with the—
(a) Medical Adviser of the Insurance Committee--
(b) Consulting Physicians at the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated--
(c) Practitioners at the homes of patients6220
7. Number of written reports concerning individual patients made to—
(a) Public authorities695248
(b) Practitioners5215
8. Number of specimens of sputum examined378200