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Marylebone 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE 45.

Tuberculosis Scheme .

Return showing the work carried out in connection with the Dispensaryduring the year 1937.

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 tuberculous512912572256363499
(b) Diagnosis not completed--------33-17
(c) Non-tuberculous-5064710131
B.—Contacts examined during the year :—
(a) Definitely tuberculous211-----2114
*(6) Diagnosis not completed---------1--1
(c) Non-tuberculous--------1944132399
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
(a) Recovered54812226610224
(6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous)...--------751122135243
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st :—
(a) Definitely tuberculous1471011215172518121641263027347
(6) Diagnosis not completed34119
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st3852. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years43
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of "1094. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes)37
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts)2,1416. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December144
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :—(a) Personal238. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to homes (including personal consultations)298
(6) Other165
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes2,81810 Number of:—(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined ...213
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work370
11. Numberof"Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register and included in A(a) and A(b) aboveNil.12. Number of "T.B.plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st182
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.1 remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.