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between 35 and 40 men, and the leather workshop approximately 23 men. The
employees are tuberculous patients. The goods produced by the workers are sold
in the best markets available, but the income from the sale of goods is insufficient
to enable the Central Fund to work without a loss. To assist the Central Fund
Committee in its valuable work the Council has made a grant of £500 for each of
the past three years.
Residential
treatment
No essential change in the Council's scheme for the residential treatment of
tuberculosis, as described in previous reports, has taken place during 1938. The
following pages indicate the operation of the scheme during the year, and in certain
particulars during previous years.
At the end of 1938 there were 4,174 beds occupied—3,443 by adults and 731 by
children.

N.B.—The treatment offered was refused in respect of 127 adults and 24 children.
In the following tables patients of 15 years of age on admission are, except
where otherwise stated, regarded as adults, owing to the "age" division required
for the purposes of the Ministry of Health, although treatment for cases up to 16
years of age was arranged in institutions for children.