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TABLE 44.
Return for the year 1936.
(A) Return showing the work of the Dispensary (or Dispensaries).
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary.
Non-Pulmonary
Total.
Grand
Total.
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
Adults
Children
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
A.—New Cases examined during
the year (excluding
contacts):—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
62
32
1
2
7
6
3
5
69
38
4
7
118
(b) Diagnosis not completed
26
6
6
6
—
—
1
1
26
6
7
7
46
(c) Non-tuberculous
69
49
5
7
2
—
1
3
71
49
6
10
136
B.—Contacts examined during
the year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
6
2
—
2
—
—
1
—
6
2
1
2
11
(b) Diagnosis not completed
1
3
—
3
—
—
2
1
1
3
2
4
10
(c) Non-tuberculous
42
57
75
61
—
1
—
—
42
58
75
61
236
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
6
9
1
1
3
2
10
6
9
11
11
7
38
(6) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases previously
diagnosed and entered
on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous)
114
106
80
69
2
1
1
3
116
107
81
72
376
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December
31st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
276
148
21
23
23
28
15
23
299
176
36
46
557
(b) Diagnosis not completed
27
9
6
9
—
—
3
2
27
9
9
11
56
1. Number of cases on Dispensary
Register on January 1st
653
2. Number of cases transferred from
other areas and cases returned
after discharge under Head 3
in previous years
50
3. Number of cases transferred to
other areas, cases not desiring
further assistance under the
scheme, and cases "lost sight
of "
153
4. Cases written off during the year
as Dead (all causes)
80
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary
(including Contacts)
4315
6. Number of Insured Persons under
Domiciliary Treatment on the
31st December
56
7. Number of consultations with
medical practitioners:—
8. Number of visits by Tuberculosis
Officers to homes (including
personal consultations)
315
(a) Personal
16
(b) Other
229
9. Number of visits by Nurses or
Health Visitors to homes for
Dispensary purposes
4139
10. Number of: —
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc.,
examined
495
(b) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary
work.
988
11. Number of "Recovered" cases
restored to Dispensary Register,
and included in A (a) and A (ft)
above
2
12. Number of "T.B, plus" cases on
Dispensary Register on December
31st..
297
(B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of Tuberculosis (excluding centres
used only for special forms of treatment). Provided by the Council—One.