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 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. | |||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 58 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 127 | 300 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
(c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 60 | 84 | 57 | 46 | 247 | |
B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 121 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
(c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 110 | |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||||
(a) Recovered | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 419 |
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and enter on the Dispensarv Register as T.B.) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 131 | 93 | 82 | 388 | |
D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
(a) Diagnosis completed | 192 | 149 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 226 | 185 | 38 | 45 | 494 | 521 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 |