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No.of attendances at Dispensary (incl. contacts) 6399
" " consultations with Medical Practitioners:-
(a) Personal 332
(b) Other 589
" " visits by Tuberculosis Officers (including
personal consultations) 525
" " " " Tuberculosis Visitors for
Dispensary purposes 4300
" " contact examinations made 1050
" " contacts boarded out 12
" " patients recommended for Sanatorium 206
" " specimens of sputum examined: Negative 771
Positive 130
Total 901
" " x-ray examinations; Films 1986
Screening 854
Total 2840
" " New Cases examined during the year 528
Tuberculosis Allowances.
Treatment allowances are paid to certain'patients•
undergoing treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Payments
are made weekly either at the Dispensary or at the
Hospital or sanatorium whore the patient is being treated.
The payments are made by the 3orough Treasurer and the
expenditure is reimbursed by the Exchequer through the
London County Council under Ministry of Health Memo.266/7.
No. of cases considered during 1947 622
" " " acccptod " " 498
New cases considered " " 83
No. of patients in receipt of allowances on
31/12/47 72
Boarded-out Contacts.
Twelve children who were contacts of infectious
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were boarded out during
the year.
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