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Lambeth Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensaries Scheme.
(Inaugurated, by the Council, October 3rd, 1912.)
Ministry of Health Table—FORM T. 145 (Memo. 37T. 1st Schedule).
Return (Prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer) of the Work carried out in
connection with the central dispensary for the year 1934.
N.B.—The Central Dispensary (73 Effra Road, Brixton), was opened July 23rd, 1913.
CENTRAL DISPENSARY (73 Effra Road, Brixton).
Diagnosis
Pulmonary
Non-Pulmonary
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
81
75
—
4
9
5
8
4
90
80
8
8
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21
23
3
4
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
92
86
19
18
B.—Contacts examined during the year
(a) Definitely tuberculous
8
18
7
1
1
1
1
1
9
19
8
1
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
31
8
5
(c) Non-tuberculous
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
64
108
56
48
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
3
5
—
—
3
—
—
—
6
5
—
—
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any
such cases previously diagnosed
and entered in the Dispensary
Register as Tuberculous)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
230
279
88
80
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December 31st, 1934 :—
384
362
39
59
57
47
29
24
441
409
68
83
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
19
5
5
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st, 1934 1,167
2. Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous year 44
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases " lost sight
of" 215
4. Cases written off during the year
as dead (all causes) 87
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including Contacts) 3,929
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on
December 31st 531
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 160
(b) Other 1,199
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officer to Homes (including
personal consultations) 689
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes for
Dispensary purposes 2,521
10. Number of—
(a) Specimens of Sputum, etc.,
examined 498
(b) X-Ray Examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work 582
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and A (b)
above 3
12. Number of " T.B. plus" cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 393