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Chest Clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases
Number on Chest Clinic Register on 1st January, 1962 1,871
Transfers in from other areas 81
"Lost sight" cases returned during the year
New cases diagnosed as definite during the year 107
2,059
Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register
during the year as:-
Recovered 185
Died 37
Removed to other areas 71
"Lost sight of" and other reasons 23
316
Remaining on Register as at 31st December 1,743
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 2.566
Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes
of patients
Number of visits paid to homes of patients by
Tuberculosis Health Visitors 3,495
Attendances of patients at the Clinic -
At ordinary sessions 17,637
Number of X-Ray films taken 20,052
*Includes 4,553 miniature film attendances