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Comments on Table I.
Items A and. B.—The total new cases and contacts examined during
the year shows a decrease of 44 as compared with 1937. The 520 new
cases of Item A is a composite figure made up as follows:—375 cases
(excluding contacts) attending for the first time during 1938, and 145
cases (including contacts) examined during preceding years and discharged
as non-tuberculous, who presented themselves for re-examination during
1938. Of these 520 new cases, 129 were found to be suffering from
tuberculosis. 349 new contacts (Item B) were examined during the year,
and of these 4 were found to be suffering from tuberculosis.
Item 5.—The number of attendances during the year shows a decrease
of 291 as compared with 1937.
Item 9.—In addition to the 6,461 visits paid by the Health Visitors
for Dispensary purposes, 162 "non-dispensary" visits were paid under
the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Comments on Tables II and III.
These returns continue to remain optional. During the year 63 cases
were removed from the Dispensary Register as "Recovered" (there
were 45 in 1937), and are analysed in Item C on Table I. These have
been added to those similarly removed in former years in the appropriate
columns of Tables II and III.
Additional Statistics.
Patients sent away for institutional treatment 119
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from Dispensary during
the year 128
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from Dispensary on
December 31st 50
Reports on child contacts to Divisional School Medical Officer 104
Letters to General Practitioners concerning patients 401
Reports to General Practitioners on official forms 117
Progress reports received from General Practitioners 24
Clinical reports to London County Council 461
Reports to Ministry of Pensions —
Shelters on loan during year 2
Shelters on loan on December 31st 1
Beds and bedding on loan during year Cases 15
Beds and bedding on loan on December 31st 8