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City of Westminster 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: The sources from which new cases were referred to the dispensary during the last four years are shown in the following table:— Table L.

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The sources from which new cases were referred to the dispensary during the last four years are shown in the following table:— Table L.

	1931.	1932.	1933.	1934.
Practitioners	152	164	140	157
Health Visitors	134	196	162	161
St. Stephen's Hospital	76	82	72	99
Ministry of Pensions	5	3	0	1
School Medical Officer	18	16	18	23
Hospitals	7	5	10	9
Referred by Friends, Charitable Organisations, etc.	8	18	10	12
	400	484	412	462

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These figures remain in fairly constant proportion. The number seen
at St. Stephen's Hospital is the highest for some years. This is evidence
of the useful co-operation between the hospital staff and the dispensary.
As mentioned previously the Tuberculosis Officer has been appointed
honorary consultant in tuberculosis to the hospital. A weekly visit
is paid to the two tuberculosis wards, and many special cases are seen in
other wards at the request of the medical superintendent. Increasing
use has been made of the services of the Tuberculosis Officer since the
arrangement, first started under the Westminster Guardians in 1923,
received official confirmation by the London County Council in 1933.
The following table gives certain details of the work of the dispensary
during 1934, and the four preceding years:—

Table: Table LI.

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Table LI.

	1930.	1931.	1932.	1933.	1934.
New Patients attending	341	400	484	412	462
Old PatientB attending	507	427	477	430	473
New Contacts examined	55	85	105	126	109
Individual attendances	848	827	961	842	935
Total attendances	2,210	2,314	2,321	2,165	2,615
Written Reports to Public Authorities and to Practitioners	1,250	1,187	1,228	1,090	1,066
Home Visits	82	72	73	82	67
Consultations with Practitioners	106	157	132	117	153
Visits by Health Visitors to Dispensary Cases	2,967	3,469	3,373	3,404	3,526
Sputum Examinations	225	192	225	164	193
X-rav Examinations	29	42	61	60	78

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City of Westminster 1934

Table: The sources from which new cases were referred to the dispensary during the last four years are shown in the following table:— Table L.

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Table: Table LI.