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48 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1981.
Table XXVIII. gives further details of the work carried
out during the year.
TABLE XXVIII.
1.
Number of patients transferred from other areas and
"lost sight of" cases returned
59
2,
Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases
"lost sight of"
181
3.
Died during the year
203
4.
Number of observation cases in which period of observation
exceeded 2 months
41
5.
Number of attendances at the dispensaries
4966
6.
Total number of reports, etc., made in connection with
the dispensaries
5155
7.
Number of attendances at General Hospitals or Institutions
of patients for:—
(a.) Light treatment
277
(b.) Other special forms of treatment
591
8.
Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was
given in connection with the Dispensary
28
9.
Number of consultations with Medical Practitioners:—
(a.) At homes of applicants
126
(b.) Otherwise
2536
10.
Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers at
homes
124
11.
Number of visits by Health Visitors or Nurses to homes
for dispensary purposes
5546
12.
Number of:—
(a.) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined
2157
(b.) X-ray examinations made in connection with
dispensary work
187
The number of patients who received institutional treatment
under the London County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme
during 1931 was as follows:—
(a.) In Hospitals for observation 32
(b.) In Sanatoria 447
(c.) In Hospitals for Advanced Cases 5
Total 484
In addition to these many other patients received treatment
in private or general hospitals.
As in former years some difficulty was experienced in
arranging for the institutional treatment of advanced cases.