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Chest Clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases
Number on Chest Clinic Register on 1st January, 1959 2,050
Transfers in from other areas 75
"Lost sight" cases returned during the year
New cases diagnosed as definite during the year 133
2,258
Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register during the
year as:-
Recovered 93
Died 36
Removed to other areas 95
"Lost sight of" and other reasons 25
249
Remaining on Register as at 31st December 2,009
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 2,699
Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes
of patients 412
Number of visits paid to homes of patients by
Tuberculosis Health Visitors 4,406
Attendances of patients at the Clinic -
At ordinary sessions 18,388 *
At refill sessions 172
18,560 *
Number of X-ray films taken 18,830
* includes 3,158 miniature film attendances.