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The provision of allowances for persons undergoing treatment
for pulmonary tuberculosis and their dependants, details of which
were outlined in the Annual Report for 1943, were continued during
the year.
The administration of the scheme involved the presentation of
164 new cases and the number of cases reviewed was 593; it also
necessitated 717 interviews with patients or their relatives and the
sending of 783 letters. The Borough Treasurer disbursed
£4,410 13s. Od. to 162 patients, in addition to which various small
sums were paid out by the stewards of L.C.C. institutions.
Extra nourishment was provided during the financial year ended
31st March, 1945, for 12 necessitous dispensary patients at a cost
of approximately £70.
The number of new patients attending at the Dispensary was
794. Of these 623 were discharged as "non-tuberculous," 146
were found to be suffering from the disease and 25 were still under
observation. Five cases kept under observation during previous
years were also found to be suffering from the disease, making a
total of 151 definite cases. The total number of attendances during
the year was 6,137. Home visits to the number of 3,542 were paid
(307 by Tuberculosis Officer and 3,235 by nursing staff). 145
patients received institutional treatment, the average length of stay
being 153 days.
The Handicraft Class was held on 50 occasions during the year
with an average attendance of 6.
Cancer.—216 deaths of Battersea residents were recorded.