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examined. Of these, 12 were considered to be tuberculous. This
is equal to a tuberculosis rate per 1,000 contacts of 21.4 compared
with 1.47 per 1,000 of the general population.
The Clinic Register of Cases.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis under the supervision
of the Clinic al the end of the year was 1,590. This is equivalent
to 6.3 persons per 1,000 of the population.
During the year 63 Clinic cases died. Of this number six or
9.5 per cent. were seen for the first time in 1950.
The following table gives a summary of the work done in
connection with the Clinic:—
No. of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1950 1,998
,, cases sent for an opinion 1,411
first attendances, including 81 inward transfers 2,053
,, visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes of patients 384
,, visits paid by Clinic doctors to local Hospitals 260
,, patients examined by Clinic doctors in local
Hospitals 1.292
,, visits paid to homes of patients by Tuberculosis
Visitors 3,065
Attendances of patients at the Clinic—
Men 4,607
Women 4,204
Children 3,341
Total 12,152
No. of X-Ray films taken 6.979
Number of persons on the Clinic Register on the 31st December,
1950:—
Cases of Tuberculosis 1,590
Cases under observation and not yet diagnosed 209