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TABLE I.
Lambkth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme.
(Inaugurated by the Council, October 3rd, 1912).
Pocai Government Board Table—FORM K (revised).
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) as to Work carried out in
connection with the central dispensary for the year 1924.
N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73, Effra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd , 1913.
Number of
Under
observation
at the
Dispensary
on
Inn. 1st
pending
diagnosis.
Examin'd
for the
first
time
during
the
year.
Total
Found to be—
U nder
observation
at tlie
Dispensary
on
Dec. 31
pending
diagnosis.
Ceased
aite'dance
before
com
pletion
of
diagnosis.
Suffering from
Tuberculosis.
Not
suffering
from
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary
NonPul-
nionary
(a)
All persons
(including
" Contacts ")
Adults
M.
16
248
264
108
14
112
19
11
F.
18
248
266
97
7
142
17
3
Children
under 15
M.
14
114
128
12
18
84
11
3
F.
14
69
83
4
10
61
6
2
Total
62
679
741
221
49
399
53
19
(b)
" Contacts "
(included
in (a)).
Auulu
M.
2
41
43
4
1
37
1
-
F.
8
88
96
15
1
75
4
1
Children
under 15
M.
10
43
53
4
3
39
5
2
F.
9
39
48
2
1
41
3
1
(c)
Insured Persons
(included in (a))
M
15
194
209
84
11
86
17
11
F
4
105
109
51
1
49
4
1
46
1. Number of patients under
ment or supervision (excluding
persons under observation
or domiciliary treatment) on
the 31st December 507
2. Total number of attendances
of patients at the Dispensary
during the year—
Insured 1,908
Uninsured 3,383
3. .Number of persons placed during
the year under observation at
the Dispensary for the purpose
of diagnosis151
4. Number of cases in which the
period of observation at the Dispensary
exceeded two months 44
5. Number of insured patients
under domiciliary treatment
on December 31st 578
6. Number of reports received
from Insurance Practitioners
in respect of insured patients
under domiciliary treatment
during the year 15
7. Number of persons referred
to affiliated hospital for
consultation 108
8. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners a: the 1
homes cf patients—
Insured 39
Uninsured 31
9. Number of other visits paid
by Tuberculosis Officers to
the homes of patients 160
10. Number of visits paid by
Nurses or Health Visitors
to the homes of patients for
dispensary purposes 1,787
11. Number of specimens of
Sputum examined in connection
with the work of the
Dispensary 809
N.B.—Dr. E. I). Richardson was appointed Tuberculosis Officcr (Central Dispensary)
i>n October 16th, 1919.