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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 632
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 23
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not
desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases
"lost sight of" 108
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 73
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including
Contacts) 3131
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 165
Number of G.P. 36 reports from practitioners 171
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 22
(b) Other 105
8. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes
(including personal consultations) 220
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes
successful 3416
for Dispensary purposes unsuccessful 675
4091
Visits to cases non-Dispensary cases successful 1697
unsuccessful 382 2079
10. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c, examined 756
(b) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary work 164
(c) Sputum examinations for
sary cases 257
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary
Register, and included in A (a) and A(&) above 3
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on
the 31st December 325
Notes on Table I.
It will be noted that the number of persons on the Dispensary
Register on the 31st December, 1933 is 596, a slight decrease over
figure at end of 1932. This is largely due to the number of patients
coming into the Borough from other areas and of cases which