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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL.
(a) Return showing the work of the Dispensary for the year 1933.
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary
Nonpulmonary
Total
Grand
Total
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
A. —New cases examined during
the year (excluding contacts):
(a) Definitely tuberculous
M.
F.
M
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M
F
49
32
1
1
5
6
11
9
54
38
12
10
114
*(b) Diagnosis not completed
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
7
4
2
24
(c) Non-tuberculous
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
98
118
49
52
317
B. —Contacts examined during
the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
2
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
...
...
3
*(b) Diagnosis not completed
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
1
...
5
(c) Non-tuberculous
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
37
66
56
58
217
C. —Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as
(a) Recovered
1
1
...
...
...
...
3
3
1
1
3
3
8
(6) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
136
184
105
110
535
D. —Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on Dec. 31st
(a) Definitely Tuberculous
280
184
14
17
47
35
94
73
327
219
108
90
744
(b) Diagnosis not completed
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
3
4
2
15
1. Number of cases on Dispen-
sary Register on January 1st 733
2. Number of cases transferred
from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under
Head 3 in previous years 18
3. Number of cases transferred
toother areas, cases not
desiring further assistance
under the scheme, and cases
" lost sight of " 81
4. Cases written off during the
year as Dead (all causes) 48
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including contacts)
4133
6. Number of Insured Persons
under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 200
7. Number of consultations with
Medical Practitioners :—
(a) Personal 25
(b) Other 285
8. Number of visits by Tuber-
culosis Officers to homes
(including personal consultations)
90
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes
for Dispensary purposes 2657
10. Number of :—
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 507
(b) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work 227
11. Number of ''Recovered"
cases restored to Dispensary
Register, and included in
A(«) and A(6) above
12. Number of " T.B. plus " cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 270
* i.e. Remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.
26th February, 1934. H. T. Howell, Clinical Tuberculosis Officer.