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Deptford 1936
[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 | 57 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 393 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 | 92 | 41 | 35 | 249 | |
| B. -Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 41 | 173 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 168 | |
| C.—Cases written oft the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 467 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114 | 156 | 94 | 80 | 444 | ||
| D. -Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 202 | 140 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 231 | 169 | 37 | 38 | 475 | 502 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Revision of Notification Register.
During the year 141 cases of Pulmonary and 28 cases of
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were removed from the Register
of Notifications either as cases in which the diagnosis was not
confirmed or cases which were considered "recovered" and not
needing further supervision or as having died or left the district.
With the addition of transfers from other areas and new
notifications the Register stands at the end of 1936 as follows:—
MALES
FEMALES
Total
Under15
Over 15
Under 15
Over 15
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
33
289
23
201
546
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis
42
42
57
42
183
Totals
75
331
80
243
729
Disinfection was carried out in 221 rooms, and articles of
bedding, clothing, &c., were removed for sterilization.