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City of Westminster 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL.
(A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary During the Year 133.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| A.—New Cases examined duriug the year (excluding contacts): — (a) Definitely tuberculous | 112 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 120 | 81 | 15 | 19 | 235 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 96 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— (a)Definitely tuberculous | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| *(b)Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 41 | 38 | 117 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— (a) Recovered | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 102 | 75 | 65 | 285 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 234 | 199 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 49 | 267 | 239 | 78 | 73 | 657 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
* i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.