View report page

89
Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
Notes on Table I.
it will be noted that the number of persons on the Dispensary
Register on the 31st December, 1938 is 466, almost exactly the same
figure as at end of 1937. The number of patients coming into the
Borough from other areas and of cases which had been lost
sight of and returned to the Register, was 37 as compared with
41 in the previous year. "Transfers to other areas" and" Cases
lost sight of" were 94 as compared with 98 in 1937. 53 deaths
of Dispensary patients occurred, compared with 63 in the previous
year.
Two patients had ultra-violet light treatment at Hospital, one
for lupus, and one for Bazins' disease.
The two carbon arc lamps installed at the Centre so that specially
selected cases should have ultra-violet light general bath treatment
have been in use in the Autumn-Spring period on two afternoons
weekly, and while there are no striking results to report, the general
results have been satisfactory.
17 patients have had artificial pneumothorax treatment at the
Brompton, St. Thomas', Grove Park, Colindale, The Miller, St. John's
and St. Alfege's Hospitals as out-patients, making 306 attendances.
275 refills have been given at St. Alfege's Hospital by the Tuberculosis
Officer to 26 patients in addition to those mentioned above.