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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—continued. TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL—continued. (A) Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 1938—continued.
| 1. | Number of cases on Dispensary Register on 1st January | 686 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations) | 101 |
| 2. | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 14 | ||
| 9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,727 | |||
| 3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, pases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 272 | ||
| 10. Number of— | ||||
| (a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined | 172 | |||
| 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 47 | (6) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 164 |
| 5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,045 | ||
| 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on 31st December | 201 | 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 31st December | 200 | |
| 101 | ||||
| (6) Other | 280 |
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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 1 Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil