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Residential Treatment.
259 males, 212 females and 30 children were treated in Residential
Institutions in connection with the Croydon Tuberculosis
Scheme during 1944.
The immediate results of treatment of patients discharged
from residential institutions during the year are as follows: —
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
In Class T.B. Minus, 21 males, 22 females and 2 children
were discharged with the disease in a quiescent condition, i.e., 75
per cent, of the total cases in this class. Four males and 11
females were not in a quiescent condition, 25 per cent.
In Class T.B. Plus, the corresponding figures were 20 males
and 11 females, quiescent, 31.6 per cent.; 39 males and 15 females,
not quiescent, 55.1 per cent.; 8 males and 5 females died, 13.3
per cent.
Taking the groups together, 48.1 per cent, of cases were discharged
as quiescent; 43.7 per cent, as not quiescent; and 8.2 per
cent. died.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
14 patients were discharged during the year, and 71.4 per
cent, of these were quiescent.
The Chest Clinic and Home Visiting.
The subjoined table gives a summary of the work done in
connection with the Clinic.
789 new cases were examined during the year. This is equal
to 724 for each 100 deaths from the disease. 219 or 200 for each
100 deaths were found to be definitely tuberculous.
The total number of attendances at the Clinic was 5,286.
The Tuberculosis Officer paid 75 home visits, and the District
Health Visitors 1,930 visits, for Clinic purposes. In addition,
the Health Visitors made 279 primary visits for the purpose of
the Notification Register.
The Tuberculosis Officer paid 61 visits to Mayday Hospital,
in a consultative capacity, and there examined 293 patients.