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City of London 1938

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return showing the work of the dispensary during the year 1938.
city residents.
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
7
5
....
....
....
....
....
l
7
5
....
1
13
22
(b) Diagnosis not completed
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
(c) Non-tuberculous
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
4
5
....
....
9
B,—CONTACTS examined during the
year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
(b) Diagnosis not completed
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
(c)Non-tuberculous
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
4
8
2
1
15
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)
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
8
13
2
1
24
D.—NUMBER OF CASES on Dispensary
Register on December 31st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
22
11
1
....
2
1
1
2
24
12
2
2
40
1. Number of cases on Dispensary 2. Number of cases transferred from other
Register on January 1st 41 areas and cases returned after
charge under Head 3 in previous years 1
3. Number of cases transferred to 4. Cases written off during the year as
other areas, cases not desiring Dead (all causes) 4
further assistance under the
tuberculosis scheme, and cases
"lost sight of" 11 Artificial Pneumothorax Refills 83
5. Number of attendances at the 6. Number of Insured Persons under
Dispensary (including Contacts) 336 Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 32
7. Number of consultations with 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
medical practitioners:— Officers to homes (including personal
(a) Personal 1 consultations)
(b) Other 10
9 Number of visits by Nurses or 10. Number of:—
Health Visitors to homes for Erythrocyte-Sedimentation rates estiDispensary
purposes 293 mated 118
(а) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 40
(b) X-ray examinations made 184
in connection with Dispensary work.
11. Number of " Recovered " cases 12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dis-
restored to Dispensary Regispensary Register on December 31st 22
ter, and included in A (a) and
A (b) above
non-residents.
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
65
44
2
7
2
....
1
65
51
4
1
121
228
(b) Doubtfully tuberculous
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
4
....
....
....
4
(c) Non-tuberculous
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
49
50
2
2
103
B.—Number of Tuberculous City workers attending Dispensary for treatment on Dec. 31st, 1938
28
C.—Number of Non-Resident and Non-Workers attending Dispensary for treatment on
Dec. 31st, 1938
56
D.—Number of cases transferred to other areas or lost sight of
128
E.—Number of attendances at the Dispensary
907
F.—Number of consultations with Medical Practitioner
212
G.—Number of:—(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined
82
(b) X-ray examinations made
591