[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT UPON DISPENSARY AND INSTITUTIONAL TRi^ATM]£NT, BY DR. MURRAY. Work of Dispensary During 1926. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Diagnosis. Adults. Children Adults. , Children Aduhs. Children M. E. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. New Cases Examined DURING Year (exclu¬ ding Contacts)—■ Definitelv tuberculous... 20 16 5 r o 9 13 12 r* r> 29 29 17 10 Doubtfully tuberculous — — ___ — — —. — — 4 7 8 5 Non-tubeixulous — ■—• —• — — — — — 13 17 11 7 Contacts Examined DURING Year— Definitely tuberculous... 2 1 o 1 Doubtfully tuberculous.. .—■ .—- .— — — — — — — — 5 5 Non-tuberculous — —■ —- •—■ ■—- — — — 4 21 33 32 Cases Written Off Dispensary Register AS- Cured 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 , 4 1 o Diagnosis not confirmed or Non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) ... 45 65 124 106 Number of Persons ON Dispensary Reg¬ ister ON 31.ST Decem¬ ber, 19^6— Diagnosis completed ... 80 47 29 24 19 34 39 25 99 81 68 49 Diagnosis not completed — — —■ — — — — — 5 10 30 25 The number of persons on the Dispensary Register on 1st January, 1926, was 607. The number of patients who died during year was 36. The number of attendances at the Dispensary (including contacts) wa.s 2,601. The number of attendances of patients at the Artificial Sunlight Clinic was 3,360. The number of patients who were X-rayed was 24. The number of consultations with medical practitioners :— (a) At homes of applicants ... ... ... ... 52 (b) Otherwise ... ... ... ... ... 306 The number of visits by Health Visitors to homes was 286.