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5. Bacteriological examinations:—
Tubercle bacilli present 72
„ ,, absent 194
266
6. Attendances, etc., at Dispensary: —
Total number of attendances 1,210
Systematic examinations at above 955
Number of letters written 1,033
Number of visits to patients at their homes 78
Number of patients sent to sanatoria, etc 43
Number of attendances at:—
X-Ray department 81
Dental „ 5
Other ,, 10
Tuberculosis Health Visitor.— One of the Council's Health
Visitors devotes half time to visiting in the homes of tuberculous
patients. The duties include giving advice, preparing reports on
the home circumstances and general co-operation in the matter of
attendance of patients and their contacts at the Tuberculosis
Dispensary.
The Nurse's work for 1935 is as follows:—
Initial Home Visits 114
Following up Visits 1,297
Attendances at the Dispensary 40
Total 1,451
Extra Nourishment.— The allowances of extra nourishment
for necessitous cases cost £106 17s. 1d. during the year.