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Brent 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 14
TUBERCULOSIS: SUMMARY OF WORK OF WILLESDEN CHEST CLINIC
| Pulmonary | Nonpulmonary | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Total number of persons examined for the first time during the year, including new contacts shown below. | ||||||
| (a) Persons who were given a full medical examination | - | - | - | - | 1,106 | 896 |
| (b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 2,074 | 1,684 |
| Number of persons found to be tuberculous during the year, including new contacts shown below | 88 | 50 | 21 | 33 | 109 | 82 |
| Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above | ||||||
| (a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | - | - | - | - | 207 | 141 |
| (b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 183 | 183 |
| Number found to be tuberculous | 7 | 5 | - | - | 7 | 5 |
| Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | - | - | - | - | 317 | 220 |