A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 49 | 38 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 105 |
*(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 94 |
B.—Contacts examined during the year:— |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
*(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 109 |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— |
(a) Recovered | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
(6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 85 | 42 | 38 | 218 |
d.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 158 | 109 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 173 | 130 | 44 | 28 | 375 |
(6) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
1. | Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 419 | 2 | Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 30 |
3. | Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" | 99 | 4. | Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 56 |
5. | Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,311 | 6. | Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 125 |
7. | Number of consultations with medical practitioners:— | 8. | Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to homes (including personal consultations) | 237 |
(a) Personal | 13 |
(6) Other | 79 |
9. | Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,749 | 10. | Number of:— |
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined | 172 |
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 353 |
11. | Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register and included in A (a) and A(b) above | Nil | 12. | Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st | 195 |
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 |