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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1932.
Table XXVIII. gives further details of the work carried
out during the year.
TABLE XXVIII.
1. Number of patients transferred from other areas and
" lost sight of " cases returned
90
2. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases
" lost sight of "
164
3. Died during the year
289
4. Number of observation cases in which period of observation
exceeded 2 months
98
5. Number of attendances at the dispensaries
5455
6. Total number of reports, etc., made in connection with
the dispensaries
4867
7. Number of attendances at General Hospitals or Institutions
of patients for :—
(a.) Light treatment
663
(b.) Other special forms of treatment
874
8. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was
given in connection with the Dispensary
28
9. Number of consultations with Medical Practitioners :—
(a.) At homes of applicants
226
(b.) Otherwise
2336
10. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers at
homes
191
11. Number of visits by Health Visitors or Nurses to homes
for dispensary purposes
5572
12. Number of :—
(a.) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined
1664
(b.) X-ray examinations made in connection with
dispensary work
123
The number of patients who received institutional treatment
under the London County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme
during 1932 was as follows:—
(a.) In Hospitals for observation
37
(b.) In Sanatoria
430
(c.) In Hospitals for Advanced Cases
—
Total
467
In addition to these many other patients received treatment
in private or general hospitals.
As in former years some difficulty was experienced in
arranging for the institutional treatment of advanced cases.