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Males. Females. Children. Total.
Doctors 73 56 46 175
Hospitals 7 3 11 21
School Medical Service - - 66 66
Insurance
Commissioners
6 2 - 1 8
Ministry of Pensions 29 - - 29
Own Application 2 16 46 64
Other Sources 1 6 23 30
Nurses (Contacts) 50 155 327 532
168 238 519 925
Contacts.—The search for contacts is still vigorously pursued
by the Dispensary staff, and again I would draw attention to
the work of the nurses in inducing such a large hum'ber of contacts
to submit to examination—a very difficult matter in many
instances. Of the contacts examined 89 were found tuberculous and
placed under treatment.. These are cases which otherwise would
have been overlooked.
The Work of the Nurses might be tabulated as follows:—
Visits.
Cases
Notified.
No. of
Contacts.
Contacts
Examined.
examined.
Proved
T uberculous.
Nurse Aldis
1,379
71
185
72
19
13
„ Wilkins
1,283
114
289
223
28
36
„ Husbands
1,573
87
229
141
23
27
„ Heastinan
1,573
64
160
96
34
13
6808
336
863
532
104
89
In reading the table it should be remembered that the
"character" of the contacts varies in some of the districts, greater
pressure being required in some districts, where the importance of
examination is not recognised.
Out of a total of 863 contacts no fewer than 532 were examined,
or, including the re-examinations, 636, giving 74 per cent., an
excellent result, and a high tribute to the nurses concerned.
The Dispensary has many important functions, but not one
more important than this searching out of contacts. If any hope