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VII.—CONSULTATION AND
OTHER CLINICS.
X-RAY DEPARTMENT.
During the first six months of the year the work of the X-Ray
Department showed a considerable increase over the first six months
of 1938, but as the department was closed for two months after the
outbreak of war the figures for the whole year are less than those
of 1938.
Number of Attendances 1,558
Number of New Cases 1,069
Number of Screenings 1,333
Number of Films 2,182
Analysis of Films: —
Bones 243
Barium Meals 68
Barium Enemas 12
Tuberculous Chests 1,061
Non-Tuberculous Chests 31
Kidneys 5
Antrums 2
Gall Bladder 5
Urinary Tract 2
Parotid Gland 1
Sinus 2
Hearts 10
Abdome 16
RHEUMATISM. CHILDREN'S AND POST-INFECTIOUS
DISEASE CLINICS.
These three clinics were closed during most of the month of
August on account of the school holiday, and they have not been
re-opened. Thirty-one new patients were referred for examination
to the Childrens Clinic, and there were 69 re-examinations in the
Rheumatism Clinic at which the new cases numbered 12 adults and
15 children and there were 224 re-examinations.