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St. Mary's Hospital Tuberculosis Dispensary.
This dispensary is voluntary and was subsidised by a grant of £1,105 from the Paddington
Borough Council during the year 1931.
A full account of this dispensary and its activities will be found in the annual reports for
1924 and 1925.
Return Showing the Work of the Dispensary During the Year 1931.
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
21
22
-
2
2
4
1
2
23
26
1
4
130
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19
33
11
11
B.—Contacts examined during the
year :—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
48
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
20
10
11
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as
(a) Cured
-
-
-
-
-
1
6
1
-
1
6
1
129
(6) Diagnosis not confirmed or
non-tuberculous (including
cancellation of cases notified
in error)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
25
53
21
22
d.—number of Persons on Dispensary
Register on December 31st:—
1
(a) Diagnosis completed
79
75
3
4
41
45
38
25
120
120
41
29
312
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register
on January 1st 317
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas,
cases not desiring further assistance under
the scheme, and cases "lost sight of." 51
3. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts) 3,455
7. Number of consultations with medical
practitioners:-
(a) Persona -
(b) Other 30
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health
Visitors to Homes for Dispensary purposes
2,279
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored
to Dispensary Register and included in
A (a) and A (6) above -
2. Number of cases transferred from other
areas and cases returned after discharge
under Head 3 in previous years 12
4. Cases written off during the year as
Dead (all causes) 15
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 6
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers
to homes (including personal consultations)
215
10. Number of
(а) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 104
(b) X-ray examinations made, in connection
with Dispensary work 66
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary
Register on December 31st 69