[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicester Borough.

  • Leicester (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicester Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuberculosis Dispensary as the “Centre for Diagnosis” Notes from 106 different doctors requesting an opinion on 673 cases were received and dealt with during the past twelve months. In addition, many patients, not under medical attention, called on their own initiative desiring to know whether they had consumption. Clinical Examinations Men Women Children Total First examinations . . 410 414 327 1,151 Re-examination 1,258 1,211 839 3,308 t --• ^ i i— j ' —, t -• Total 1,668 1,625 1,166 4,459 ‘ ‘Contact” Examinations. Number of “contacts” examined Number found to be definitely tuberculous Bacteriological Examinations. 1938 438 12 1939 484 19 Nature of Specimen Positive Negative Total Specimens of Sputum :— From Practitioners 54 335 389 From Patients examined at the Dispensary 423 693 1,116 Specimens other than sputum — 18 18 Total 477 1,046 1,523 Radiological Examinations. Radiological examinations carried out at 1938 1939 Groby Road Sanatorium • • 1,321 1,390 Treatment. At Groby Road Sanatorium : Adults. Children. Pulmonary 255 69 Non-pulmonary • • 7 12 At City General Hospital : Pulmonary • • • • 112 Non-pulmonary • • • • 24 1938 1939 At Tuberculosis Dispensary . . 164 178 Domiciliary Treatment • • • • 161 Patients receiving treatment at end of year . . 128 Quarterly reports received from panel doctors 231