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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—continued. (A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1933—continued.
| 1. | Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 660 | 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 82 |
| 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 12 | |||
| 9. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 3,404 | |||
| 3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, eases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 125 | |||
| 10. | Number of— (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined | 164 | |||
| 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 59 | (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 60 | |
| 5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,165 | |||
| 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 217 | 11. | Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above | Nil |
| 7. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners— (a) Personal | 117 | 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 228 |
| (6) Other | 229 |
(B) Number of Dispensaries for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment).
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