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Mortality from Tuberculosis.— 207 deaths, 101 of
males and 106 of females were registered from pulmonary
tuberculosis, representing a death-rate of 1.45 per 1,000,
the average of the preceding five years being 1.33. To
other tuberculous diseases 47 deaths were due, the mortality
being at the rate of 0.33 per 1,ooo.
Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis. Fidham
Tuberculosis Dispensary.—The following table gives a
summary of the work of the Dispensary:—
New Patients.
1. Suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis 235
2. „ „ other forms „ 14
3. suspected cases „ 201
4. non-tuberculous 478
Total 928
Total Cases notified during 1918 (including 30 cases
admitted during previous years) 279
Number of Patients Treated (old and new).
1. Insured 433
2. Uninsured 1,351
Total 1,784
Number of Attendances at Dispensary.
1. Insured 1,223
2. Uninsured 8,465
Total 9,688
Doctor's home visits 1,435
Nurses' ,, 2,317
Persons specially examined as Contacts 421
Number of these found tuberculous 23
Contacts who became patients during the year 241
Insured patients examined for purposes (sanatorium
treatment, etc.) of London Insurance Committee 110
Uninsured patients recommended for sanatorium
treatment to London County Council 40
Patients referred to the Poor Law 57
Referred to Invalid Children's Aid Association 36
,, „ Charity Organization Committee 79
„ ,, Children's Country Holidays Fund 68
Patients who had cutaneous Tuberculin treatment 350