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Number of deaths from Tuberculosis on register of Dispensary
during 1923:—Pulmonary, 85. Non-Pulmonary, 2. Total, 87.
Adults. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
46 38 3 —
Number of patients who left the district during 1922:—Pulmonary,
55. Non-Pulmonary, 6. Total, 61.
Adults. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
25 26 6 4
Number of patients who left the district during 1923:—Pulmonary,
44. Non-Pulmonary, 5. Total, 49.
Adults. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
23 17 2 7
Number of patients who were removed (discharged) from the
register during 1922:—Pulmonary, 43. Non-Pulmonary, 13.
Total, 56.
Adults. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
11 18 12 15
Number of patients who were removed (discharged) from the
register during 1923:—Pulmonary, 19. Non-Pulmonary, 6.
Total, 25.
Adults. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
7 5 5 8
470 sputum examinations were made—135 were found to
contain Tubercle Bacilli; 335 were negative.
668 patients were examined for diagnosis; 257 were found to
be suffering from some form of Tuberculosis and attended for
treatment; of these, 180 were found to have Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
26 were contacts; and 77 were found to have NonPulmonary
Tuberculosis, 17 of these were contacts.
50 were of doubtful diagnosis so were allowed to attend for
observation.
Number of pre-Tuberculars and cases attending for observation,
415.
Number of school children who have attended as Specials for
medicine during 1923 (from 1st January to 26th November, end
of scheme), 280.