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cases who had not attended recently but were liable to return also left
Westminster. The number of incoming cases is apparently much
smaller.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified annually in Westminster
is now less than half the number notified annually ten years ago. It is
probable that in the last two or three years the number of new cases
each year who can become regular Dispensary patients is considerably
less than the number who cease attendance owing to recovery, removal
or death. It would seem probable, therefore, that there will be in the
future a definite diminution of the work of the Dispensary, but it does not,
at present, seem likely that this decline will be great enough in the
immediate future to warrant any change in the existing arrangements at
the Dispensary.
It is possible, of course, that the decline in incidence may not continue
uninterrupted. The children born during the War have not yet
reached the adolescent years which are so serious for the tuberculous.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
1929.
New Patients 395 446 428 452 461
Old Patients attending 474 519 513 551 430
Contacts examined 150 162 131 98 111
Individuals who attended 869 965 941 1,003 891
Total Attendances 2,637 2,697 2,627 2,370 2,312
Written Medical Reports to London County
Council and Medical Practitioners 1,280 1,378 1,270 1,300 1,333
Consultations with Medical Practitioners 90 92 105 98 143
Other visits paid by Medical Officer 87 46 149 112 97
Visits by Health Visitors to Dispensary
Cases 5,636 4,144 4,875 3,444 3,257
Sputum Examinations 443 223 172 159 154
X-ray Examinations 2 5 12 16 12
The above table gives certain details of the work of the Dispensary
in 1929 and in the preceding four years.
The following table shows the number of cases which have been
recommended for hospital and sanatorium treatment. It does not
include the cases which are recommended for treatment in the Tuberculosis
wards of St. Stephen's Hospital
Hospitals.
Sanatoria.
Insured Males 23 44
Insured Females 2 1
Uninsured Males 14 15
Uninsured Females 7 6
Boys 2 2
Girls 0 1
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