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cases, after correction and adjustment of the figures as to cases not
traced, transferred to the Dispensary and to other districts, and
cases in regard to which no information could be obtained, the
following particulars are given:—
There were 29 deaths (including 12 of tubercular meningitis)
recorded amongst these 90 notified cases. In 16 cases death had
occurred prior to the first visit and 13 deaths were subsequently
recorded during the year. In addition there were 6 deaths of
unnotified cases, not included in the above 90 cases.
The following table gives the age and sex distribution of the
90 women and children (non-dispensary cases) notified to be suffering
from Tuberculosis (all forms) during 1928:—

The home conditions of 86 of these cases were investigated. In
the majority of cases the sanitary state of the home was found to
be satisfactory, the average number of persons per room being 1.3.
In 5 cases, however, the conditions were found to be unsatisfactory,
the patient's family occupying only a single room. As compared
with the years 1927 and 1926, however, there is a distinct improvement—when
9 and 18 families respectively were found to be
occupying a single room.
During the year 51 of these cases received hospital, sanatorium
or other form of institutional treatment.
At the end of 1928 there were 424 women and children nondispensary
patients (a decrease of 1 as compared with 1927),
including new cases notified during the year, on the register, and
1,008 visits were paid by the female Sanitary Inspector (Miss J.
Round) to the homes of these patients.
Efforts are made, in as many cases as possible, to induce nondispensary
patients to attend the Tuberculosis Dispensary, and
during 1928,39 cases were transferred, 23 of these being new cases.