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Return showing the Work of the Dispensaries for 1932—Continued.
(1) Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 1,046
(2) Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after
discharge under Head 3 in previous years 11
(3) Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further
assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of" 101
(4) Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 105
(5) Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 4,935
(6) Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 255
(7) Number of consultations with medical practitioners: —
(a) Personal 62
(ib) Other 1,048
(8) Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal
consultations) 492
(9) Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary
purposes 5,708
(10) Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 471
(b) X-Ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 533
(11) Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and
included in A (a) and A(fe) above 10
(12) Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st 331
Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding
centres used only for special forms of treatment):—
Provided by Council 2
Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil
The above Table gives all the figures required by the Minister of Health. It
shows also the number of contacts examined during the year and it shows the extent
of co-operation locally with medical practitioners.
Observation Cases.—The number of Woolwich cases admitted to observation
beds in institutions during the year was 35, 18 of whom were children. In 25 cases
the symptoms suggested chest mischief; in 5, abdominal mischief, and in 2, glandular
mischief. Whilst in hospital a definite diagnosis was made in 30 cases; in 2
instances the patients had not been discharged at the end of the year, and in one
case a child was removed by its parents against advice; two others were returned