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Additional Statistics. In addition to the 5574 visits paid by the
Health Visitors for Dispensary purposes 169 "non-Dispensary" visits
wore paid under the Public Health,(Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Reports to Chairmen of Medical Boards 34
Patients sent away for institutional treatment 92
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from Dispensary
during the year 65
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from Dispensary
on 31st December 31
Beports on child contacts to Divisional School Medical
Officer 24
Letters to General Practitioners concerning patients 319
Reports to General Practitioners on official forms 48
Progress Reports from General Practitioners 3
Clinical Reports to London County Council 74
Reports to Ministry of pensions 6
Shelters on loan during the year 0
Shelters on loan at 31st December 0
Beds and bedding on loan during the year 6
Beds and bedding on loan at 31st December 5
During the year 11 new cases and 25 old cases have
attended Brompton, Colindale, London Chest and St. Andrew's
Hospitals for 534 artificial pneumothorax refills.
During the year 16 children were boarded out under the
London County Council contact scheme.
Dental Treatment at St. Androw's Hospital. Four cases -were referred
to St. Andrew's Hospital for dental treatment during the year.
Tuberculosis allowances. The scheme for the provision of allowances
for person's giving up Work to undergo treatment of pulmonary
tuberculosis has continued to operate as part of the Dispensary service.
The Tuberculosis Assessment Officer (Miss U. Simoon) has
hold 52 sessions during the year"and 484 cases have boon submitted
to her. Of these, 69 were now applications from patients certified
by the Tuberculosis Officer as medically eligible for allowances
and 415 were cases brought up for review. On 31.18.44, 41 patients
were in receipt of allowances.
The existence of the allowance scheme has proved a helpful
factor in persuading patients to agree to early treatment of
tuberculosis, and to remain in sanatorium for prolonged periods.

The death rates for the years 1938-1944 are given on page 2 (some of
the figures were not given in previous reports).
The percentage of non-notified oases to total deaths was 8.6 .
The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at 31st Dec. was 658
The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Dispensary Register was:
Definitely Tuberculous 464 (T. B. plus 229)
Diagnosis not completed 21
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