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Brent 1970
[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 | - | - | - | - | 1,074 | 843 |
| (b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | — | — | — | — | 2,388 | 1,795 |
| Number of persons found to be tuberculous during the year, including new contacts shown below | 81 | 36 | 22 | 32 | 103 | 68 |
| Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above | ||||||
| (a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | - | - | - | - | 196 | 215 |
| (b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 279 | 241 |
| Number found to be tuberculous | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | — | - | - | - | 334 | 230 |