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City of Westminster 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XLIX.
TUBI ULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL.
(A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1937.
| 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): — | |||||||||||||
| 131 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 142 | 110 | 9 | 6 | 267 | |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| (c) Non-tuberculoua | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 89 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 39 | 36 | 104 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 206 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:- | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 281 | 184 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 47 | 317 | 226 | 73 | 69 | 685 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
* i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.