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Special appointments are held daily to suit the convenience
of those who cannot attend at the stated hours
and in cases where the consultation is likely to be a
lengthy one.
On 1st January, 1932, the number of patients on the
Dispensary Register was 763.
During the year 55 definite cases of the disease were
transferred from other areas into the Hammersmith
district and 110 moved out of this district or were lost sight
of. Sixteen were written off the register as being cured
cases who had previously been notified as suffering with
tuberculosis.
New Patients.
During the year 607 persons attended for examination
for the first time. Of these, 183 were under the age of
fifteen and 424 were adults. Males and females attended
in almost equal numbers, viz., 298 and 314.
Of the total 223 were referred to the Dispensary by
local practitioners for the purpose of consultation and 230
were "contacts" of persons suffering with Tuberculosis.
Patients attended the Dispensary on the recommendation
of other patients, at the request of various voluntary
societies, after discharge from hospitals and sanatoria, on
the advice of general practitioners practising in the Borough
or on their own initiative.
Diagnosis.
Found to have Pulmonary Tuberculosis 128
Found to have other forms of Tuberculosis 22
Showing no evidence of Tuberculosis 457