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The Chest Clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases.
On Clinic Register at 1st January, 1954 1,817
Transfers in from Other areas during the year 79
"Lost sight of" cases returned 8
Written off the Clinic Register as
Recovered 72
Died (from all causes) 41
Removed to Other areas 117
Remaining on the Clinic Register at 31st 1, 886
December
The following particulars give a summary of the work done in
connection with the Clinic:
Number of patients examined for the first time,
excluding inward transfers, i.e., patients
who have removed from Other areas 2,452
Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to
homes of patients 204
Number of visits paid to homes of patients
by Tuberculosis Health Visitors 4,222
Attendances of patients at the Clinic:-
At ordinary sessions 15,052
At refill sessions 6,742
21,794
Number of X-ray films taken 14,072
Re-housing of Tuberculosis Patients
49 families were re-housed specifically on the grounds of
the presence of infective tuberculosis, so that the patient could
have a separate bedroom.
Switzerland
During 1954 one more patient from the Croydon area was sent
to Switzerland under the scheme for the treatment of certain
cases of respiratory tuberculosis in Swiss sanatoria.