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Islington 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1935] 42

TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.

RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE NORTH ISLINGTON TUBERCULOSIS

DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1935.

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 tuberculous10791939271081181181911264
(6) Diagnosis not completed ..
(c) Non-tuberculous10780103200
B.—Contacts examined during the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous38211391215
(b) Diagnosis not completed--
(it) Non-tuberculous ..51797972281
C.—Cases written oft the Dispen sary Register as :—
(a) Recovered ..77242111193124
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous)1581598975481
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st
(a) Definitely tuberculous ..299279211435513420334330553475S
(1>) Diagnosis not completed ..-

1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st ..

642

8 Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations)

189

2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years63
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes. Hospital Sister1,234
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme and cases 1' lost sight of''130
Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse1,710
10. Number of (a) Specimens of sputum, &c.t examined285
4. Cases written off during the year as dead (all causes)77
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work382
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including contacts)3,808
6. Number of Insured persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December28011. Number of " Recovered " cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A(6) above
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners*:— (a) Personal ..11
12. Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on the 31st December372
(4) Other504
* Hospital staff, 128.

Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special
forms of treatment) provided by the Council—One in the Northern part of the Borough.
G. CLARK TROTTER,
Chief Tuberculosis Officer,