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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table LII. TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. (A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1934
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | N on-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 during the year (excluding contacts):— (a) Definitely tuberculous | 141 | 103 | - | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 151 | 112 | 13 | 13 | 289 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 25 | 9 | 95 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— (a) Definitely tuberculous | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 15 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 92 | ||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 8 | -_ | 15 | ||
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 79 | 65 | 43 | 242 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 253 | 214 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 55 | 52 | 279 | 251 | 79 | 79 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |