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Lampeth 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
connexion with the Central Dispensary for the Year 1937.
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
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
93
60
1
2
7
11
7
2
100
71
8
4
495
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
29
35
5
3
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
117
89
22
12
B.—Contacts examined during the
year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
14
21
8
2
-
-
1
2
14
21
9
4
565
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
44
?4
11
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
74
162
98
83
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
1
2
1
-
1
2
-
-
2
4
1
-
695
(b) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and entered in
the Dispensary Register as
Tuberculous)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
199
271
121
97
D.— Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December 31st, 1937:
(a) Definitely tuberculous
341
321
48
63
58
61
53
43
399
382
101
106
1079
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
42
15
8
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st, 1937 933
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" 145
4. Cases written off during the year
as dead (all causes) 118
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including Contacts) 4,338
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on
December 31st 446
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:-
(а) Personal 211
(b) Other 1,438
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officer to Homes (including
personal consultations) 702
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to Homes for
Dispensary purposes 2,596
10. Number of—
(a) Specimens of Sputum, etc.,
examined 626
(b) X-Ray Examinations made
in connexion with Dispensary
work 719
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and A (6)
above 3
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases
on Dispensary Register on
December 31st 426