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City of Westminster 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XLV1II. TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. (A) Return showing the Work or the Dispensary during the Year 1935.
| 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 during the year (excluding contacts): — | |||||||||||||
| 125 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 137 | 96 | 19 | 13 | 265 | |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 100 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| *(4) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 95 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as— | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | |
| (6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 88 | 66 | 49 | 231 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 245 | 182 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 41 | 279 | 225 | 78 | 73 | 655 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
* i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.