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

  • Poplar (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1939]
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    94 Return for the year 1938. 1. Return showing the work of the Dispensary. Diagnosis. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Adults. Children. Adults. Children. Adults. Children. Grand Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F M. F. A.-New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):- (a) Definitely Tuberculous 65 44 3 3 3 2 6 3 68 46 9 6 129 520 (b) Diagnosis not completed — — — — — — — 4 4 1 1 10 (c) Non-Tuberculous — — — — — — — — 133 121 59 68 381 B.-Contacts examined during the year:— (a) Definitely Tuberculous 1 2 — 1 — 1 1 2 1 4 349 (b) Diagnosis not completed — — — — — — 2 1 2 5 (c) Non-Tuberculous — — — — — — — — 76 118 70 76 340 C.-Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— (a) Recovered 19 11 2 3 4 7 8 9 23 18 10 12 63 797 (b) Non-Tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as Tuber culous) – – – – – – – – 215 245 129 145 734 D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:- (a) Definitely Tuberculous 248 207 13 25 32 33 44 34 280 240 57 59 636 651 (b) Diagnosis not completed — – – — — — — — 4 6 2 3 15 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st, 1938 716 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas, and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 45 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases lost sight of 90 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (ail causes) 92 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 5,030 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on December 31st 234 7. Number of consultations with Medical Practitioners:— (a) Personal 6 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) 552 (b) Other 299 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes 6,461 10. Number of:— (a) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined * P.H. 210 Dispensary 525 (b) X-RAY examinations made in connection with Dispensary work Screenings at Dispensary 211 Films at St. Andrews Hosp. 350 11. Number of Recovered cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included A. (a) and A.(b) above 2 12. Number of T.B. plus cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st 356