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City of Westminster 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. Return showing the Work or the Dispensary during the Year 1928.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | 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 | 105 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 110 | 62 | 15 | 9 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| (e) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 36 | 31 | 27 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| (e) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 35 | 41 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— | ||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 60 | 78 | 81 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 253 | 190 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 87 | 78 | 273 | 206 | 99 | 96 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |