[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of].

  • Southwark (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1942]
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    11 Tuberculosis. 231 notifications of tuberculosis were received of which 203 were in respect of pulmonary cases and 28 non-pulmonary. According to the return supplied by the Registrar General the number of deaths from tuberculosis was 116. 'PS pulmonary and 20 non-pulmonary) Treatment of Tuberculosis. DIAGNOSIS PULMONARY NON-PULMONARY total . grand total Adults C'rn Adults C'rn Adults C'rn M f M F M F M f M f M F A. New cases examined during the year(excluding contacts) (a) Definitely tuberculous. 51 42 4 4 3 1 2 1 54 43 ! 6 5 108 (b) Diagnosis not completed. 54 25 2 4 - 2 1 - 54 27 3 4 88 (c). Non-tuberculouas. 133.. 24 1 3 1 - - 1 134 94 1 4 233 . , . > B. Contacts examined during the year:- (a) Definitely tuberculous. 4 4 1 - 1 - - - 5 4 1 - 10 (b) Diagnosis not completed. 10 3 1 - - - - - 10 3 1 - 14 (c) Non-tuberculous. 30 52 34 29 - - - - 30 52 34 29 145 C. Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:- (a) Recovered. 1 - - - - — 1 1 1 - 1 1 3 (b) Non-tuberculous (includ ing any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous.) 163 148 35 32 1 - - 1 164 148 35 33 380 d. No. of cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st. (a) Definitely tuberculous. 380 248 47 45 23 25 9 1 403 273 56 46 778 (b) Diagnosis not completed. 64 28 3 4 - 2 1 - 64 30 4 4 102 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st. 880 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases re turned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years. 34 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases lost sight of 112 \ 4. Cases written off during the year as dead. (All causes) 57 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including contacts) 3 3,354 6. No. of Insured persons under Domiciliary Treatment on December 31st. 16 7. Number of consultations with Medical Practitioners:- (a) Personal. (b) Others 41 412 8. No. of wisits by Tuberculosa Officers to homes (including personal consultations) 19 9. Number of visits by nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes. 1,696 10. No. of (a) specimens of Sputum etc. examined (b) X ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 538 1,287 11. Number of' recovered cases restored to dispensary register and included in A (a) and A (b) above. 1 12. No. of T. B. plus cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st. 357