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Deptford 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
Supervision of Contacts.
Analysis of contacts of 217 of the cases primarily notified during the year (including cases notified after death but excluding cases in which the diagnosis was not confirmed):—
| Deptford Park, Eyelyn, Vale and St. Paul's Wards. | Remainder of Borough. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | T.B. Positive | T.B. Negative | Non-Pul-monary | Total | T.B. Positive | T.B. Negative | Non-Pulmonary | |
| No. of patients notified | 61 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 156 | 81 | 45 | 30 |
| No of above seen at Dispensary | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 64 | 18 | 8 |
| Total contacts of cases seen at Dispensary— | ||||||||
| Adults | 96 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 196 | 118 | 52 | 26 |
| Children | 47 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 45 | 15 | 12 |
| No. of above contacts examined at Dispensary— | ||||||||
| Adults | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
| Children | 16 | 16 | — | — | 39 | 25 | 7 | 7 |
| No. of notified cases not seen at Dispensary | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 16 | 24 | 19 |
| Total contacts of above— | ||||||||
| Adults | 60 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 118 | 36 | 27 | 55 |
| Children | 60 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 19 |
| No. of above contacts examined at Dispensary — | ||||||||
| Adults | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Children | 40 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Total School Contact Cards sent to School Medical Officer | 64 | 45 | ||||||
| Class 1* | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Class 2* | 23 | 24 | ||||||
| Class 3* | 28 | 11 | ||||||
*Class 1—Unsatisfactory cases.
*Class 2—Apparently healthy cases.
*Class 3—Not examined.
The Tuberculin Testing of child contacts of tuberculosis
referred to in last year's report, was continued and the results,
with notes as to action taken, are given below.
In most of the cases giving a positive result to the test, and
also in a few negative cases, an X-ray examination was made, and