Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1944.

  • Bermondsey (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1945]
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Credit: Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1944. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (23) RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARY DURING THE YEAR 1944. Diagnosis Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children Grand Total M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. M. F. F. A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— I ■ 1 2 3 36 36 5 1 4 81 (a) Definitely tuberculous 34 35 3 1 2 (b) Diagnosis not completed - - - - - - 5 7 - 1 13 - - (c) Non-tuberculous - - - - - - - 144 119 23 12 298 - B.—Contacts examined during the year:— I . I I -1 I . I I II I I I I I II II I I . I I . I I I (a) Definitely tuberculous 1 3 6 1 - - - 1 3 6 1 11 - (b) Diagnosis not completed - - - - - - - - 3 3 2 - 8 (c) Non-tuberculous - - - - - - - - 82 138 43 67 330 C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— I ] I ll ll I I I (a) Recovered 7 3 5 1 1 - 2 4 8 3 7 5 23 (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) - - - - - - - - 226 257 66 79 628 D. —Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— I I (a) Definitely tuberculous 215 223 25 17 21 18 13 14 236 241 38 31 546 (b) Diagnosis not completed - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 522 7. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) 505 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3in previous years 15 8. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes *893 3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases lost sight of 35 9. Number of:— (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 409 (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 1,621 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 40 5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 2,671 10. Number of Recovered cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above — 6. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— 11. Number of T.B. plus cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st 181 (a) Personal 79 (6) Other 357 12. Number of Artificial Pneumothorax Refills 832 were made by the Lady Almoner. * In addition to these visits 73 visits
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