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Report of Tuberculosis Officer—continued.
1. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 563
2. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases
returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years 42
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not
desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases
"lost sight of" 103
4. Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes) 73
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including
Contacts) 2335
6. Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment
on the 31st December 116
Number of G.P. 36 reports from practitioners 113
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—
(a) Personal 12
(b) Other 76
8. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officer to Homes
(including personal consultations) 186
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to Homes
successful 2765
for Dispensary purposes unsuccessful 708 3473
Visits to cases non-Dispensary cases
successful 1483
unsuccessful 330 1813
10. Number of
(a) Specimens of sputum, &c., examined 505
(b) X-ray examinations made
in connection with Dispensary work 189
(c) Sputum examinations for non-Dispen-
sary cases 208
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary
Register, and included in A (a) and A(b) above 1
12. Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on
the 31st December 264
Notes on Table I.
It will be noted that the number of persons on the Dispensary
Register on the 31st December, 1935 is 521, a slight decrease over
figure at end of 1934. The number of patients coming into the
Borough from other areas and of cases which had been lost