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Contacts.
The number of contacts examined at the Dispensary
during the year was 290. The Medical Officer (Dr. Macdonald)
states that this most important work suffers owing, under
existing circumstances, to lack of time to devote adequate
attention to it.
Twenty-eight "suspects" were definitely diagnosed
during the year as tuberculous, and these added to the 217
new definite cases make a total of 245 cases notified, as compared
with 266 during 1919.
Home Treatment.
During the year 159 patients received domiciliary treatment
from the Dispensary Medical Officer, and 291 visits were
made by him.
2,809 visits were paid by the Dispensary nurses during the
year, and 971 by voluntary visitors.
218 houses were examined.
Institutional Treatment.
During 1920 there were 135 patients sent to Sanatoria or
other Institutions, of whom 106 were insured persons.
Day Sanatorium or Open Air School.
The London County Council, having acquired Springwell
House, Clapham Common North Side, transferred the Openair
School held in Battersea Park, which had been found to
be inadequate and unsuitable, to the new premises. The
Medical Officer of the Battersea Dispensary for Consumption
and a nurse from the dispensary supervise the health of the
children attending the school.
The majority of the children attending this school come
from Battersea. The number on the roll is now 140, as compared
with 100 at the end of 1919.
Incidence of Tuberculosis.
The following tables show the particulars as regards age
and sex distribution of the cases notified of pulmonary and nonpulmonary
tuberculosis, and the number notified in the various
Wards and sub-districts respectively:—