A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts) :— |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 51 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 99 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 50 | 64 | 7 | 10 | 131 |
B.—Contacts examined during the year :— |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
*(6) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 44 | 13 | 23 | 99 |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary |
(a) Recovered | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
(6) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous)... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | 112 | 21 | 35 | 243 |
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st :— |
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 147 | 101 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 164 | 126 | 30 | 27 | 347 |
(6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st | 385 | 2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years | 43 |
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases " lost sight of " | 109 | 4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) | 37 |
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) | 2,141 | 6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December | 144 |
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners :—(a) Personal | 23 | 8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officer to homes (including personal consultations) | 298 |
(6) Other | 165 |
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes | 2,818 | 10 Number of:—(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined ... | 213 |
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 370 |
11. Numberof"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 | 182 |
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. |