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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Chest Clinic Register of Tuberculosis Cases
| Number on Chest Clinic Register on 1st January, 1963 | 1, 743 |
| Transfers in from other areas | 43 |
| "Lost sight" cases returned during the year | - |
| New cases diagnosed as definite during the year | 112 1,898 |
| Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register during the year as:- | |
| Recovered | 144 |
| Died | 41 |
| Removed to other areas | 67 |
| "Lost sight of" and other reasons | 12 |
| 264 | |
| Remaining on Register as at 31st December | 1,634 |
| 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 | 2,814 |
| Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes of patients | 158 |
| Number of visits paid to homes of patients by Tuberculosis Health Visitors | 2, 403 |
| Attendances of patients at the Clinic -At ordinary sessions | 17, 696* |
| Number of X-Ray films taken | 20, 183 |
*Includes 4,259 miniature film attendances