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TABLE No. 58—continued.
Return showing the work of the dispensaries for 1936.
1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January 1st 881
2. Number of eases transferred from other areas and cases returned after
discharge under Head 3 in previous years 3
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further
assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of " 75
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 106
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts) 5,494
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st
December 231
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 80
(b) Other 1,082
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal
consultations) 433
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary
purposes 4,316
10. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined 462
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary
work 815
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register and
included in A (a) and A (6) above 5
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st 337
Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres used
only for special forms of treatment).
Provided by the Council 2
Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil