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During the year 58 Clinic cases died. Of this number ten
or 17.2 per cent. were seen for the first time in 1951.
The following table gives a summary of the work done in
connection with the Clinic: —
No. of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1951 1,799
patients examined for the first time excluding
95 inward transfers, i.e., patients removed
from other areas 2,111
,, visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes of
patients 267
visits paid by Clinic doctor to local Hospitals 312
patients examined by Clinic doctors in local
Hospitals 1,552
visits paid to homes of patients by Tuberculosis
Visitors 4,238
Attendances of patients at the Clinic—
Men 4,992
Women 4,450
Children 3,403
Total 12,905
No of X-Ray films taken 7,542
Number of persons on the Clinic Register on the 31st
December, 1951: —
Cases of Tuberculosis 1,691
Cases under observation and not yet diagnosed 323
Re-Housing of Tuberculosis Patients.
Thirty-two families were re-housed specifically on the grounds
of the presence of infective tuberculosis, so that the patient could
have a separate bedroom.
B.C.G. Vaccination.
During 1951 a number of sessions were held for B.C.G.
vaccination. 65 contacts were successfully vaccinated, also 68
nurses and three members of a hospital staff.