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During the year 74 definite cases of the disease were
transferred from other areas into the Hammersmith
district and 116 moved out of this district or were lost sight
of. Thirty-one were written off the register as being cured
cases who had previously been notified as suffering from
tuberculosis.
New Patients.
During the year 704 persons attended for examination
for the first time, 326 males and 378 females. Of these,
215 were under the age of fifteen and 489 were adults.
Of the total 171 were referred to the Dispensary by
local practitioners for the purpose of consultation and 347
were " contacts " of persons suffering from Tuberculosis.
Patients attend 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 intiative.
Diagnosis.
Found to have Pulmonary Tuberculosis 126
Found to have other forms of Tuberculosis 24
Showing no evidence of Tuberculosis 554
Total Attendances and Examinations.
The total attendances of persons for the purpose of
examination, observation or treatment, numbered 2,503
and physical examinations were carried out in 1,685
instances, i.e., in 67 per cent. of the total attendances.
The names of 555 persons were written off the register as
being non-tuberculous, and the total number on the
Dispensary Register on 31st December, 1937, was 824.
Sputum Examinations.
Four hundred and ninety-one specimens of sputum and
other pathological products were examined bacteriologically.
Sixty showed the presence of Tubercle Bacilli, while
431 proved negative.