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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
Deptford 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
Memo 37/t. Table I.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
| 1 M. j | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 63 | 47 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 129 | 393 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 91 | 37 | 36 | 239 1 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 51 | 213 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 196 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 484 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and enter on the Dispensarv Register as T.B.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 111 | 163 | 97 | 93 | 464 | |
| D.— Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 232 | 173 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 262 | 206 | 47 | 50 | 565 | 596 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |