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FORM R.— Table referring to persons residing in the area which is served by the WHITECHAPEL
DISPENSARY.
Number of
Under
observation
at the
Dispensary
on Jan. 1st
pending
diagnosis.
Examined
for the
first time
during
the year.
Total.
Found to be
Under
observation
at the
Dispensary
on Dec. 31st
pending
diagnosis.
Ceased
attendance
before
completion
of
diagnosis.
Suffering from
Tuberculosis.
Not
suffering
from
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary.
NonPulmonary.
(a) All persons
(including
" Contacts.")
Adults.
M.
10
260
270
75
5
178
4
8
F.
5
308
313
49
4
253
2
5
Children
under 15.
M.
5
171
176
5
7
147
12
5
F.
5
177
182
6
4
165
5
2
Total
25
916
941
135
20
743
23
20
(b) "Contacts"
(included in
(a) ).
Adults.
M.
2
144
146
10
0
132
2
2
F.
3
199
202
10
1
188
2
1
Children
i under 15.
M.
2
124
126
2
3
109
7
5
F.
3
143
146
4
3
135
2
2
(c) Insured persons
(included
in (a) ).
M.
4
153
157
34
4
111
4
4
F.
1
1
72
13
2
55
1
1
1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or
domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December* 264
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year Insured 1234
Uninsured 2662
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose
of diagnosis 97
4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months 34
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st † 159
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under
domiciliary treatment during the year 4
7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation 30
8. Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients Insured 1
Uninsured 0
9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officers to the homes of patients 176
10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes of patients for dispensary
purposes 2089
11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the work of the Dispensary 739
*Insured persons under domiciliary treatment by Insurance practitioners are excluded, even though they may attend the
dispensary at intervals for examination or consultation. Such cases are included under Head 5.
† All insured persons in the dispensary area who are actually receiving domiciliary treatment from Insurance practitioners
are included, irrespective of the date upon which they were placed under domiciliary treatment and of any attendance at
the dispensary.