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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
The Dental Surgeon, Mr. J. Eric Magraw, reports the following
as a summary of the year's work :—
Fillings.
Cases. Attendances. Extractions. Amalgam. Plastic. Scalings. Dentures. Repairs.
41 221 117 13 17 102 25 8
Insured Persons. The number of insured persons on the
Dispensary Register at the end of the year was 304. The
number of reports from panel doctors in respect of patients on
domiciliary treatment was 171, compared with 189 in 1932.
Co-operation with the Medical Profession. Co-operation with
medical practitioners continues on the same lines as hitherto. Of
the new cases attending the Dispensary, 160 were sent by
doctors, compared with 182 in the previous year.
234 reports on "Z" cards were made to doctors regarding
panel patients In addition, numerous letters were written to
doctors and hospitals about patients.
Consultations with medical practitioners. The number of
consultations between practitioners and the Tuberculosis Officer
continues to increase. In many cases the practitioner does not
meet the Tuberculosis Officer, but asks the latter to visit the
patient and let him know his opinion later. The Ministry of Health
now limits the term "Personal Consultations" to those cases in
which the practitioner attends and consults with the Tuberculosis
Officer at the patient's bedside.
Visits to Homes. As the Health Visitor who sustained an
accident in 1932 has not been able to resume full duty, it was
necessary to obtain the services of a part-time Visitor towards
the end of the year, so that satisfactory home-visiting was
obtained. The number of visits paid by the Health Visitors
was 6,170 compared with 5,452 in the previous year. Reports
are made on the undermentioned points respecting home conditions,
contacts, etc.:—
(a) Whether any assistance seems needed for the patient
or family, and action taken, such as reference to the Secretary
to the Tuberculosis Care Committee.