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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 596
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 56
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not
desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases
"lost sight of" 122
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) ... 80
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including
Contacts) 2800
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 146
Number of G.P. 36 reports from practitioners 167
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners: —
(a) Personal 19
(b) Other 85
8. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes
(including personal consultations) 242
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes
for Dispensary purposes
successful
3256
unsuccessful
642
3898
Visits to cases non-Dispensary cases
successful
1566
unsuccessful
358
1924
10. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c, examined 675
(b) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary work 184
(c) Sputum examinations for non-Dispen-
sary cases 209
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary
Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above 3
12. Number of " T.B. plus " cases on Dispensary Register on
the 31st December 283
Notes on Table I.
It will be noted that the number of persons on the Dispensary
Register on the 31st December, 1934 is 563, a slight decrease over
figure at end of 1933. The number of patients coming into the
Borough from other areas and of cases which had been lost
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