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Giest clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases
Number on Chest Clinic Register on 1st January, 1961 1,932
Transfers in from other areas 86
'Lost sight" cases returned during the year
New cases diagnosed as definite during the year 168
2,186
Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register
during the year as:-
Recovered 156
Died 22
Removed to other areas 116
'Lost sight of" and other reasons 21
315
Remaining on Register as at 31st December 1,871
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, 810
Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes
of patients 214
Number of visits paid to homes of patients by
Tuberculosis Health Visitors 3,520
Attendances of patients at the Clinic -
At ordinary sessions 17,657*
Number of X-Ray films taken 19, 335*
*Includes 3,913 miniature film attendances.