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Return showing the Work of the Dispensaries for 1933—Continued.
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 957
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 " 47
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 108
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 4446
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December 247
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 65
(b) Other 1010
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal
consultations) 539
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary
purposes 4944
10. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 461
(b) X-ray examinations made 412
in connexion with Dispensary work.
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and
included in A (a) and A (b) above 5
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December 345
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.
Home Visiting of Tuberculosis Cases.—On receipt of every notification the
home is visited by the Tuberculosis Visitor, who advises as to any re-arrangement
that seems possible and desirable in the interests of the patient and other members
of the family. In the case of patients notified by the Tuberculosis Officer a visit
is also made by one of the medical staff, who thus gains a knowledge of the home