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Tuberculosis Scheme of the Hampstead Metropolitan Borough Council.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1938.
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary.
Non-Pulmonary.
Total.
Grand
Total.
Adults.
Children.
Adults.
Children,
Adults.
Children.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
A.—New Cases examined during the year
(excluding contacts):—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
23
24
—
2
3
2
1
25
27
2
1
55
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
1
4
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34
58
15
13
120
B.—Contacts examined during the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
1
1
—
—
—
2
—
1
1
2
—
4
(6) Doubtfully tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
4
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
12
33
24
30
99
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register
as:—
(a) Recovered
4
1
—
1
1
2
—
5
2
2
—
9
(b) Diagnosis not confirmed or nontuberculous
(including cancellation
of cases notified in error)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46
91
40
45
222
D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register
on December 31st:—
(a) Diagnosis completed
99
100
3
1
8
7
14
7
107
107
17
8
239
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
—
—
-
-
—
-
-
-
5
1
2
8
Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 232
Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight
of" cases returned 36
Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases " lost sight
of 61
Died during the year 15
Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 2245
Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes for Dispensary
purposes 683
Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(а) Personal 132
(b) Other 356
Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes (including personal
consultations) 218
Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 205
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 261
Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December 16
Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and
included—in A (a) and A (b) above -
Number of "T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on December
31st 128