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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME.
Return showing the work carried out in connection with the St. Marylebone
Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year 1931.
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
45
38
4
1
3
3
5
4
48
41
9
5
103
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
3
14
7
29
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38
50
14
16
118
b.—Contacts examined during
the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
1
3
—
1
—
—
1
—
1
3
1
1
6
*(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
—
5
6
11
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
29
27
30
1102
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)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
61
88
60
59
268
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on
December 31st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
187
153
35
21
26
23
33
26
213
181
68
47
509
(b) Diagnosis not completed
—
—
-
—
—
—
—
7
5
39
30
81
47
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st 550
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight of" 60
5. Number of attendances at the
Dispensary (including Contacts) 2,822
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 12
(b) Other 107
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes 1,987
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A(a) and A(b)
above Nil
2 Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3 in
previous years 27
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes) 28
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December175
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to homes (including
personal consultations 118
10- Number of:—
(а) Specimens of sputum, &c.,
examined 242
(b) X-ray examinations made 39
in connection with Dispensary work
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on
Dispensary Register on December
31st 218
(B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used
only for special forms of treatment):
Provided by the Council, One.
Provided by Voluntary Bodies, One. Margaret St. Dispensary, Margaret St., W.l
*i e., remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.