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Deptford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
Analysis of Contacts of Cases Notified during the Year.
| Vale and St. Paul's Wards. | Remainder of Borough. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Form "A" Notification (No. of Patients) | 52 | 186 | ||
| Of the above—seen at Dispensary | 30 | 107 | ||
| Diagnosis not confirmed | 6 | 1 | ||
| Diagnosis confirmed | 24 | 106 | ||
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | |
| Total Contacts of the cases seen at Dispensary | 58 | 19 | 242 | 108 |
| Number of these Contacts examined at the Dispensary | 8 | 18 | 29 | 26 |
| Cases not seen at Dispensary | 22 | 79 | ||
| Cases notified after death | 3 | 4 | ||
| Cases learned of from death returns | - | 5 | ||
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | |
| Total Contacts of these three latter classes | 48 | 35 | 198 | 97 |
| Contacts examined at Dispensary | 3 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
St. Paul's and Vale Wards.
Of the three cases notified after death, one was a child aged
5 that died of Tuberculous Broncho-Pneumonia. In one, the
diagnosis was not made until the post-mortem, and the third
case was a child that died from disease affecting the abdominal
glands.
School Contact Cards sent to School 60 Class I. 16
Medical Officer Class II. 15
Medical umcer Class III. 29
Class I—An unsatisfactory case.
Remainder of Borough.
Of the four cases notified on, or after death, one was a case
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Two were cases of Meningitis,
and one of Peritonitis, which was not diagnosed until the postmortem.
Of the five cases culled from death returns, one
was a case of Meningitis in a child two years old. One was
a case of Pulmonary disease diagnosed just before death. The
other three cases were Pulmonary disease, given in one case
as a Secondary cause of death.
Class I. 9
School Contact Cards sent to School 87 Class II.11
Medical Officer Class III. 67
Class II-Apparently healthy. Class III—Not examined.