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On the preventive side the Health Visitors have continued an
active campaign of health education among the families of known
cases of tuberculosis.
Routine contact investigation is an important part of their
work and it is very gratifying to note that an average of 5 contacts
of every new case of tuberculosis were X—rayed at the Clinic. This is
by far the highest of any clinic in London and has been made
possible by the Odelca Camera Unit at the Chest Clinic.
B.C.G. vaccine has again been given to all known contacts,
nurses and hospital staff, who need it, and there has now been an
extension of the scheme to include school leavers.
Oeneral Statistics.
No. of X—rays taken 10,475
Total Patients' attendances 11,126
No. of new patients examined 1,449
No. of contacts examined for 1st time 437
No. of Home VisitB by Health Visitors 3,572
No. of Home Consultations by Chest Physician 240
No. of B.C.G. vaccinations 40
The above report refers only to the work in connection with
tuberculosis. The Chest Clinic is of course, concerned with the
diagnosis, treatment and management of all forms of chest disease
including asthma, bronchitis, cancer of the lung, industrial lung
diseases, and the various forms of pneumonia."