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SUMMARY OF CLINIC STATISTICS FOR 1947.
Number of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1947 1,457
,, notified cases examined for the first time 51
,, cases sent for an opinion 818
,, first attendances, including 64 inward transfers 1,381
,, consultations of T.O. with medical practitioners—
(a) Personal 10
(b) Other 1,035
,, visits paid by T.O. to homes of patients 156
,, visits paid by T.O. to Mayday Hospital 150
,, patients examined by T.O. at Mayday Hospital 865
,, visits paid to homes of patients by Health Visitors 2,323
,, visits paid to homes of patients by District Nurses
for nursing attention 508
Attendances of patients at the Clinic—
Men 3,616
Women 3,629
Children 1,620
Total 8,865
Number of Insured Patients under Domiciliary Treatment at
the end of the year—
Pulmonar 238
Non-Pulmonary... 8
Total 246
Number of reports received from Panel Practitioners (G.P.36) 216
,, report forms sent to Panel Practitioners (G.P.36) 328
,, reports received from Panel Practitioners on
Forms G.P.17 1
,, reports received from Panel Practitioners on
Forms G.P.35
,, X-Rays taken 2,795
,, reports made to Ministry of Pensions by T.O. on
general progress of Tuberculous ex-Service men 46
,, special reports made to the Ministry of Pensions by
T.O. re Tuberculous ex-Service men (Form
M.P.M.S.D. 122) 36
,, cases referred for Light Treatment 1
,, cases referred to Orthopaedic Clinic 4
,, cases receiving extra nourishment at the end of year 17
,, cases referred by the Ministry of Labour and
National Service Medical Board for examination
and report 24
Tuberculosis Maintenance and Other Allowances.
The Ministry of Health Tuberculosis Maintenance Allowances
(as in Memorandum 266/T) to alleviate patients' financial
distress caused by loss of income when undertaking treatment for
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, continued to be administered during
1947.