72
Contacts all ages-X-rayed
Active
X-ray findings
Inactive Suspicious Not Tuberculous
235
194
165
2,550
3,144
73
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In the case of Government Servants an annual survey is intended. This is the first complete survey carried out and should diminish the amount of investigation necessary at subse- quent surveys. The results of the survey are as follows:-
Total X-rayed Kowloon Hospital!........
Queen Mary Hospital
13,347
9,047
22,394
In addition these Visitors assist the patients by advice as to diet and prevention of spread of infection, and they encourage regular attendance at the Clinic. The details of the work for the ten months ending 31st December, 1949 are as follows:
(1) Total number of first visits
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(2) Number of addresses not found
(3) Total number of visits
(4) Patients known to have died
(5) Patients known to have returned to village.
2,921
510
4.886
366
171
Under present circumstances it has been found necessary to make use of the Tuberculosis Visitors in the Clinic to assist in registration of the patients which, in addition to their own clerical work, has curtailed considerably the time available for visiting. In spite of this the work done has been of consider- able value not only from the point of view of immediate benefit to the patient but also from the point of view of early diagnosis of disease among contacts, and by dissemination of propaganda. The experiment of using staff without the usual qualifications has been amply justified and the results obtained are a credit to their trainers.
Almoners' Department.
The Almoners' Department is operated under one Almoner and two assistants. Details of the work done are incorporated in the report of the Principal Almoner.
Surveys.
X-ray surveys are considered as being more appropriate to the administrative rather than the clinical sphere and are not now arranged through the tuberculosis clinic. Responsibility for final assessment is however undertaken in respect of certain surveys. Three such surveys were carried out during the year, details of which are appended herewith.
A. Government Servants.
B.
School teachers-Non-Government.
C. Prisoners in Stanley Prison.
Total
Referred to Harcourt Clinic and further examination considered unnecessary
Total referred to Harcourt Tuberculosis Clinic
for examination
Calcified
Healed
Quiescent
Active
Suspicious
Not Tuberculous
Diagnosis not complete
400
1,295
923
300
673
218
28
......
104
77
Included in the above are those Government Servants who have been attending regularly during the year, subsequent to last year's survey which was incomplete and involved only about 25% of Government Servants,
Healed
Quiescent
Active
Suspicious
Not Tuberculous
24
124
58
3
14
1
Diagnosis not complete...
The survey of school teachers was planned as part of the campaign against tuberculosis in children. Teachers in private schools are an unfortunate section of the community, who, by
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