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by the Council's education department. There are also two glovemaking classes
for women which are conducted by the Central Fund for the Industrial Welfare of
Tuberculous Persons. Membership of these is not confined to the two boroughs
where the classes are held.
The cookery classes which were instituted in two boroughs continue to be carried
on with success.
After-care
clinics.
Clinics are held at County Hall for the after-care of ex-patients by the medical
superintendents of three of the Council's tuberculosis hospitals for cases of surgical
tuberculosis, viz., St. Luke's hospital, Lowestoft, for adults, and Princess Mary's
hospital, Margate, and Heatherwood hospital, Ascot, for children. The clinic for
adults (ex-patients of St. Luke's hospital, Lowestoft) is held once a month, the
average attendance being 40. The clinic conducted by the medical superintendent
of Princess Mary's hospital is held every Monday, the average monthly attendance
being 84. The clinic conducted by the medical superintendent of Heatherwood
hospital is held twice a month. the average monthly attendance being 20. Copies
of the case-notes made by the medical superintendents are forwarded to the borough
medical officers of health for the use of the tuberculosis officers.
Housing of
tuberculous
persons.
As part of the Council's arrangements for the care of tuberculous persons,
special consideration is given to housing applications from families in which there
is a case of tuberculosis. If the existing home conditions are found to justify it,
the Council's valuer is asked to deal specially with such applications and they are
given preference over others in the allotment of vacancies. During the year 1935
approximately 220 families were rehoused under this scheme.
Cases dealt
with by the
Council.
Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913-27.
On 31stDecember, 1935, there were being dealt with by the Council 10,284 cases.
Of these 6,600 were in institutions, 253 under guardianship, 3,417 under supervision
and 14 in places of safety awaiting action. During the year 1,216 cases were examined
with the following results :—