[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.
- Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![During tlie year ]92o, 276 persons applied at the Chest Clinic for adv'iee and treatment. These were divided as follows: — Males. Females. Total. Insured persons ... . 72 43 115 Dependents of insured persons 39 107 146 Non-insured persons 6 9 15 Totals ... 117 159 276 ACE AND SEX CONSTITUTION OF THE 276 PERSONS EXAMINElD AT THE CHEST CLINIC DURING THE YEAR 1925. Ages 0-5 5 10 10-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45 up Sex M F. M P. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.F. M.P. Total Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Definite . - - 1 - - - 4 15 12 7 6 4 8 3 60 Suspected .t... 21 59 58 193 12 32 32 65 Tuberculosis: Other forms . 1 2 - 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 - - 1 - 21 Non-Tubereulous. - 2 13 10 9 13 13 8 9 24 7 7 5 10 130 Totals. .. 3 5 19 21 16 25 20 S5 25 46 16 13 17 15 276 VISITS. During the year the Tuberculosis Officer paid 60 visits to patients in their own homes. The nurses paid 1,932 visits, and, in addition, 47 visits in connection with the after-care of patients. It has been tbe aim of the staff at the Clinic to foster a friendly feeling in these visits and to obviate as much as possible any suggestion of officialism or inspection.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30091172_0032.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
