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Comments on Table I.
Item A .—487 new cases (other than contacts) attended during the
year for examination. In addition to these, 164 cases (other than contacts)
who were examined in previous years and discharged as non-tuberculous,
presented themselves with a recurrence of symptoms for re-examination
during the year, and were, in accordance with the instructions in the
Ministry of Health's Memorandum 37/T Revised, grouped as new cases
under Item A on Table I.
Of this total number of 651 new cases (excluding contacts), 181 were
found to be suffering from Tuberculosis.
Item B.—459 new contacts attended during the year for examination.
In addition to these, 125 contacts who were examined in previous years
and discharged as non-tuberculous, presented themselves with suspicious
symptoms for re-examination during the year, and were similarly grouped
as new cases under Item B on Table I.
Of this total number of 584 new contacts, 17 were found to be
tuberculous.
Items A and B.—Compared with 1933 the new cases (excluding contacts)
show a fall in number of 61, while the contacts show an increase of
97. The total number of cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis remains
small at 35, an increase of 4 over the total for 1933.
Item 5.—Last year the number of attendances, namely, 6,201, was
commented on as being the highest recorded since 1923. During 1934 the
attendances showed a further increase to 6,373.
Item 10.—The facilities for X-ray examination at St. Andrew's
Hospital were made increased use of during the year, 220 films being taken.
Comments on Tables II and III.
These returns continue to remain optional. During the year 64
patients have been removed from the Dispensary Register as Recovered
(there were 39 in 1933) and are tabulated in Item C (a) on Table I. These
have been added to those similarly removed in former years in the appropriate
columns on Tables II and III. During the year 2 cases of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis developed pulmonary tuberculosis, and have been