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Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries Scheme.
(Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912.)
Ministry of Health Table—FORM T.. 145 (Memo. 37T. 1st Schedule).
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) of the Work carried out in
connection with the Central Dispensary for the Year 1933.
N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73 Effra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.
(a) CENTRAL DISPENSARY (73 Effra Road, Brixton).
Diagnosis
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
Total
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
A.—New Cases examined during the year
(excluding contacts:-
(a) Definitely tuberculous
87
71
1
4
9
7
4
3
96
78
5
7
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
17
5
8
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
126
98
27
23
B.—Contacts examined during the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
5
14
5
2
—
—
—
1
5
14
5
3
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
14
13
11
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41
128
53
46
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any
such cases previously diagnosed
and entered in the Dispensary
Register as Tuberculous)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
198
250
98
85
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December 31st, 1933:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
456
387
38
59
66
51
22
31
522
438
60
90
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
23
10
9
Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st, 1933 1,113
2. Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous year 42
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of" 96
4. Cases written off during the year
as dead (all causes) 108
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including Contacts) 4,022
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on
December 31st 574
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(а) Personal 113
(б) Other 1,117
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officer to Homes (including
personal consultations) 645
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes for
Dispensary purposes 2,319
10. Number of—
(a) Specimens of Sputum, etc.,
examined 508
(b) X-Ray Examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work 570
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and A (b)
above —
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 428