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NON-DISPENSARY CASES.
The following particulars relate to notified cases of Tuberculosis
not on the roll of patients attending the Tuberculosis Dispensary,
some of whom were subsequently transferred to the Dispensary.
These cases are systematically visited by the male and female
Sanitary Inspectors.
Women and Children.
During 1930 the number of new cases notified (including
7 notified after death) and not attending the Tuberculosis Dispensary
was 82 (women 57, children 25). There were 8 other cases among
women and children which came to the knowledge of the Medical
Officer of Health, 6 upon registration of the deaths and 2 by
information as to the removal of the patients into the Borough.
There were 30 deaths (including 6 of tubercular meningitis)
recorded amongst these 90 cases. In 17 cases death had occurred
prior to the first visit and 13 deaths were subsequently recorded
during the year.
The following table gives the age and sex distribution of the
90 women and children (non-dispensary cases) notified or otherwise
reported to be suffering from Tuberculosis (all forms) during
1930:—

The home conditions of these 90 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 1.4.
In 8 cases, however, the conditions were found to be unsatisfactory
the patient's family occupying only a single room.