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Of the 26 who were referred to hospital:—
10 were found to require operation (7 have been operated on ; 1 is awaiting operation;
2 have refused operation) ;
9 required treatment (all have received treatment and are still under observation) ;
3 were reassured and dismissed.
2 were reassured and referred back to the care of their own doctors.
2 failed to attend.
The pathological conditions from which the 56 new cases suffered are briefly as follows :—
3 cases had Cancer (2 affecting the mouth and throat and 1 affecting the breast) ;
8 cases had abnormal breast conditions (2 had innocent tumours requiring operation ;
4 had mastitis requiring special treatment ; 2 had other conditions) ;
14 cases had affections of the generative organs often found to be pre-cancerous
(4 required operation) ;
11 had conditions affecting the digestive tract which occasionally lead to Cancer.
6 had similar conditions of the Throat and Nose;
4 had innocent tumours of the skin or body wall;
10 had conditions unconnected with Cancer but which were causing anxiety or required
treatment.
The Nurse attached to the Clinic pays following up visits to the homes of the patients attending.
During 1936, 71 such visits were paid. She was well received and gratitude was expressed for the
help given by the Clinic. The Nurse also visits homes where disinfection has been asked for after
a death from Cancer has occurred or after removal of a Cancer patient elsewhere. 18 houses were
visited in this way. Such visits are not, however, as well received and the information obtained is
not very complete.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year 1936, 2,517 cases of Infectious Disease were notified as compared with 2,315
in the previous year.
The following table gives the number of notifications of certain diseases included in the above
total of 2,517. together with the corresponding figures for 1935:—
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever.—The following statement gives the return cases that
have occurred during 1936 :—
I. Home Cases.—64.
(a No. of infecting cases giving rise to return cases not longer than
28 days after release from isolation 3
,, return cases they gave rise to 3
,, infecting cases per cent, of total home cases 4.7
,, return cases per cent, of total home cases 4.7
(&) No. of infecting cases giving rise to return cases more than 28
days after release from isolation 1
,, return cases they gave rise to 1
,, infecting cases per cent, of total home cases 1.6
,, return cases per cent, of total home cases 1.6