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During the year 49 definite cases of the disease were
transferred from other areas into the Hammersmith
district and 112 moved out of this district or were lost sight
of. Thirteen were written off the register as being cured
cases who had previously been notified as suffering from
tuberculosis.
New Patients.
During the year 637 persons attended for examination
for the first time, 307 males and 330 females. Of these,
167 were under the age of fifteen and 470 were adults.
Of the total 191 were referred to the Dispensary by
local practitioners for the purpose of consultation and 243
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 144
Found to have other forms of Tuberculosis 25
Showing no evidence of Tuberculosis 468
Total Attendances and Examinations.
The total attendances of persons for the purpose of
examination, observation or treatment, numbered 2,799
and physical examinations were carried out in 1,806
instances, i.e., in 65 per cent. of the total attendances.
The names of 468 persons were written off the register as
being non-tuberculous, and the total number on the
Dispensary Register on 31st December, 1938, was 846.
Sputum Examinations.
Four hundred and ninety-nine specimens of sputum and
other pathological products were examined bacteriologically.
Fifty showed the presence of Tubercle Bacilli, while
449 proved negative.