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City of Westminster 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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(B) Number of Dispensaries for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used only for special forms of treatment).
Provided by the Council One Provided by Voluntary Bodies.
Table LII—continued. TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL—continued. (A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1934—continued.
| 1. | Number of cases on Dispensaiy Register on January 1st | 659 | 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 67 |
| 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 28 | |||
| 9. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 3,526 | |||
| 3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 170 | |||
| 10. | Number of— | 193 | |||
| (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined | |||||
| 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 63 | 78 | ||
| 5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,615 | |||
| 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 230 | 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— | 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 242 | |
| 153 | |||||
| (6) Other ............................... | 263 |