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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Chest Clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases
| Number on Chest Clinic Register on 1st January,1956 | 1,883 |
| Transfers in from other areas | 101 |
| "Lost sight of " cases returned during the year | 3 |
| New cases diagnosed as definite during the year | 202 |
| 2,196 |
Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register during the year as:-
| Recovered | 61 |
| Died | 30 |
| Removed to other areas | 88 |
| "Lost sight of" and other reasons | 1 |
| 199 | |
| Remaining on Register as at 31st December | 1,997 |
The following particulars give a summary of the work done is connection with the Clinic:-
| Number of patients examined for the first time, excluding inward transfers, i.e. patients who have removed from other areas | 2,448 |
| Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes of patients | 268 |
| Number of visits paid to homes of patients by Tuberculosis Health Visitors | 2,912 |
| Attendances of patients at the Clinic - | |
| At ordinary sessions | 18,852 |
| At refill sessions | 4,401 |
| 237253 | |
| Number of X-ray films taken | 17,508 |
* includes 3,017 miniature film attendances