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Of the 27 who were referred to hospital—
7 were found to require operation (6 have been operated on and 1 is awaiting operation);
14 required treatment (all have received it—10 were discharged by the end of the year and
4 are still under treatment or observation);
4 were reassured and dismissed;
1 was found to have inoperable cancer and was treated at home and later in Central
Middlesex County Hospital, where she died;
1 cannot be traced.
The pathological conditions from which the 46 new cases suffered are briefly as follows:—
3 had cancer of the uterus;
6 had chronic mastitis;
14 had affections of the generative organs often found to be pre-cancerous (some were
operated on, others had special treatments);
7 had conditions affecting the digestive tract, which occasionally lead to cancer.
3 had similar conditions of the Mouth, Throat or Nose.
4 had innocent tumours of the skin or body wall.
1 had a non-malignant tumour of the mouth requiring operation.
8 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 patients attending.
During 1937, 61 such visits were paid. She was well received and patients expressed gratitude for the
services of the Clinic.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year 1937, 2,429 cases of Infectious Disease were notified as compared with 2,517
in the previous year.
The following table gives the number of notifications of certain diseases included in the above
total of 2,429, together with the corresponding figures for 1936:—

Return Cases of Scarlet Fever.—The following statement gives the return cases that
have occurred during 1937:—
I. Home Cases.—46.
(ia) No. of infecting cases giving rise to return cases not longer than
28 days after release from isolation 1
„ return cases they gave rise to 1
„ infecting cases per cent. of total home cases 2.2
„ return cases per cent. of total home cases 2.2
(b) No. of infecting cases giving rise to return cases more than 28
days after release from isolation 0
„ return cases they gave rise to 0
„ infecting cases per cent. of total home cases 0
„ return cases per cent. of total home cases 0