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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XLIX—continued. TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL—continued. (A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1935—continued.
1. Number of cases oiWDispensary Register on January 1st | 691 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including | |
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 13 | personal consultations) 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dis | 73 |
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight | pensary purposes 10. Number of— | 3,335 | |
of" | 234 | (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined | 171 |
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 52 | (6) X-ray examinations made in connexion with Dispensary | |
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,454 | work | 78 |
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on | 11. Number of " Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, | ||
the 31st December | 213 | and included in A (a) and A (6) above .... | Nil |
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners— | 12. Number of " T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on | ||
(a) Personal | 145 | December 31st | 210 |
(6) Other | 229 |
(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 —