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Attendances.—The total number of attendances during the
year was 3,963.
B.—Dispensary at Metropolitan Hospital. During the same
period 328 new patients were examined at this Dispensary, 134
male and 194 female. Of the total, 142 were insured and 186 were
uninsured persons. The result of examination shows 89 to have
pulmonary tuberculosis, 20 non-pulmonary tuberculosis, 97 were
doubtful, and 122 not suffering from tuberculosis.
Contact Cases.—There were 141 contact cases examined, of
which I was found to be tuberculous, 51 were doubtful, and 89 nontuberculous
Attendances.—The total number of attendances during the
year was 1,439.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
In April of last year I presented a report to the Public Health
Committee on the circular letter of the Local Government Board,
dated July, 1914, on the above subject (this report is given in the
appendix). The Committee, after careful consideration of the
whole subject, reported in July to the Council in favour of establishing
certain Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough.
Their recommendations, which were approved of by the
Borough Council, were as follows :—
(1) That two Infant Welfare Centres be established in
suitable localities in the Borough.
(2) That two medical practitioners be temporarily
appointed for the purpose of the examination and treatment
of children attending the Centres.
(3) That four Health Visitors be temporarily appointed
for home visitation, &c.