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City of Westminster 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XLV. TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. (A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1938.
| 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):- | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 79 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 91 | 98 | 13 | 10 | 212 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 47 | 12 | 15 | 91 |
| B.-Contacts examined during the year:- (a) Definitely tuberculous | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 127 |
| C.-Cases written off the Dispensary Register as- (a) Recovered | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 89 | 55 | 58 | 233 |
| D.-Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:- | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 209 | 169 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 240 | 212 | 68 | 64 | 584 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| * i.e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December. | |||||||||||||