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Home Visiting.—The tuberculosis medical officer paid 165 visits to the
homes of patients. The number of visits paid in previous years was:—
1016 257 1918 237
1917 197 1919 96
The tuberculosis visitors paid 7,563 visits (3,613 in the Pimlico
area and 4,934 in the rest of the City), 4,934 being paid to persons attending
the dispensary. In addition, visits were paid by health visitors to
families in which there were cases. The total visits paid in previous years
were:—
1916 4,653 1918 4,266
1917 4,023 1919 6,908
The numbers of cases of tuberculosis on the register at the end of the
year are 1,289 pulmonary (including 100 casuals) and 359 non-pulmonary.
These figures include a number of old cases in which the disease is arrested.
All the cases are not visited for various reasons, such as those resident
in asylums, casuals who are mostly inmates of institutions, besides
persons able to provide for their own needs.
The number of cases of the regular visiting list is shown as follows
Total.
At 1st January, 1920 1,073
New cases in 1920 334
Visited during year 1,407
Deaths and removals 253
Remaining at end of year 1,254
In addition to these there are 1,821 contacts and suspects remaining,
who are being kept under observation.
605 visits were paid to 188 discharged soldiers and sailors, 12 of whom
died during the year.
Deaths.—157 deaths were certified to have been due to tuberculosis
Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary.
Males 82 6
Females 57 12
139 18
and in addition 9 males and 2 females who had been previously notified
died from other causes, viz.: bronchitis, 4; enteric fever, 1; influenza, 1;
pneumonia, 1; disease of ethmoid, 1; cancer, 2.
Of the 309 new cases of pulmonary disease recorded in 1920, no less
than 100 (87 pulmonary, 13 non-pulmonary) died during the year, 52
being males and 48 females. The remaining deaths were of persons