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St. Mary's Hospital Tuberculosis Dispensary.
This dispensary is voluntary and was subsidised by a grant of £1,075 from the Paddington
Borough Council during the year 1930
A full account of this dispensary and its activities will be found in the annual reports for
1924 and 1925.
Return Showing the Work of the Dispensary During the Year 1930.
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
20
23
1
1
7
3
1
21
30
4
1
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
17
3
6
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
12
7
8
B.—Contacts examined during the
year:—
(a) Doubtfully tuberculous
1
(b) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
17
22
11
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as
(a) Cured
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
(b) Diagnosis not confirmed or
non-tuberculous (including
cancellation of cases notified
in error)
17
47
31
29
D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary
Register on December 31st:—
(a) Diagnosis completed
76
65
2
4
48
47
47
28
124
112
49
32
(b) Diagnosis not completed
1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register
on January 1st 317
2. Number of patients transferred from other
areas and of "lost sight of" cases
returned 15
3. Number of patients transferred to other
areas and cases " lost sight of " ... 53
4. Died during the year 19
5. Number of observation cases under A (6)
and B (b) above in which period of
observation exceeded 2 months 2
6. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts) 3,622
7. Number of attendances of non-pulmonary
cases at Orthopaedic Out-stations for
treatment or supervision -
8. Number of attendances, at General Hospitals
or other Institutions approved for the
purpose, of patients for
(a) "Light" treatment —
(b) Other special forms of treatment 21
9. Number of patients to whom Dental
Treatment was given, at or in
connection with the Dispensary 5
10. Number of consultations with medical
practitioners:—
(а) At Homes of Applicants —
(b) Otherwise 33
11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to Homes 242
12. Number of visits by Nurses or Health
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary
purposes 2,231
13. Number of
(а) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 115
(b) X-ray examinations made, in connection
with Dispensary work 80
14. Number of Insured Persons on
pensary Register on the 31st December
152
15. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 3
16. Number of reports received during the
year in respect of Insured Persons:—
(а) Form G.P. 17 —
(b) Form G.P. 36