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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL,
(a) Return showing the work of the Dispensary for the year 1932.
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary
Nonpulmonary
Total
Grand
Total
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
A.—New cases examined during
the year (excluding contacts):
M.
F.
M
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
(a) Definitely tuberculous
46
43
2
1
9
3
13
5
55
46
15
6
122
*(b Diagnosis not completed
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
1
2
9
(c) Non-tuberculous
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
100
111
58
76
345
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
2
2
...
...
1
...
1
...
3
0
1
...
6
*(6) Diagnosis not completed
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
...
2
5
(c) Non-tuberculous
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
46
79
61
64
250
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as
(a) Recovered
...
1
...
...
2
1
3
1
2
2
3
1
8
(6) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
149
193
119
140
601
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on Dec. 31st:
(а) Definitely Tuberculous
(б) Diagnosis not completed
276
181
15
19
48
33
85
71
324
2
214
2
100
1
90
728
5
1. Number of cases on
sary Register on January 1st 744
2. Number of cases transferred
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in previous years 14
3. Number of cases transferred
to other areas, cases not
desiring further assistance
under the scheme, and cases
"lost sight of " 86
4. Cases written off during the
year as Dead (all causes) 67
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
4522
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 170
7. Number of consultations with
Medical Practitioners:—
(a) Personal 30
(b) Other 300
8. Number of visits by
culosis Officers to homes
(including personal consultations)
133
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes
for Dispensary purposes 3010
10. Number of :—
(а) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 613
(б) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work 203
11. Number of "Recovered"
cases restored to Dispensary
Register, and included in
A(a) and A(b) above
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 266
* i .e. Remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.
21st February, 1933. H. T. Howell, Clinical Tuberculosis Officer.