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Barking 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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As a matter of fact, of the really new cases, the vast majority
are seen at the Dispensary before notification, but there are a lot
of old cases notified years ago which are only coming to the Dispensary
for the first time now, and their numbers swell the number
of, new cases previously notified attending for the first time,
although in reality they are not new cases at all from the standpoint
of the patients themselves.
These old new cases, if I may call them so, are attending the
Dispensary in large numbers because we are following them up
intensively with the object, where possible, of removing their names
from the Notification Register.
The following table gives in tabular form the number of patients removed from the Dispensary Register during the year :—
| No. on Dispensary Register 31-12-28. | Numbers removed from the Dispensary Register. | Number on Dispensary Register 31-12-20 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died. | Left District. | Dis-charged (Non Tb.) | Discharged " Cured" | Transferred to another Dispensary, etc. | Amended Diagnosis | Total | ||
| 511. | 35 | 20 | 166 | 47 | 12 | 50 | 330 | 423 |
At the end of the year, 397 cases on the Dispensary Register
were definitely diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis, whilst
in 26 cases the diagnosis still remained in abeyance.
REGISTER OF TUBERCULAR PERSONS.
Last year I said " This register, I am of opinion, is misleading."
It has been my very best endeavour to do what I can to bring this
register up to date, and, although much work remains to be done,
the following table shows that much has been done and the register
is far more valuable now than it was a year ago.