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Chest Clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases
Number on Chest Clinic Register on 1st January, 1957 1,997
Transfers in from other areas 114
"Lost sight of" cases returned during the year 3
New cases diagnosed as definite during the year 153
2, 267
Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register during the
year as: -
Recovered 81
Died 40
Removed to other areas 99
"Lost sight of" and other reasons 21
241
Remaining on Register as at 31st December 2,026
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 2,618
Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes
of patients 377
Number of visits paid to homes of patients by
Tuberculosis Health Visitors 3,313
Attendances of patients at the Clinic -
At ordinary sessions 19,817*
At refill sessions 1,958
21,775 *
Number of X-ray films taken 18,763
* includes 3,476 miniature film attendances