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Fulham are of opinion that the applications for
Sanatorium benefit should be made to the SubCommittee,
who would at once make the necessary
enquiries as to the eligibility of the applicant,
arrange if necessary for his medical examination
by the local Tuberculosis Officer, and if the latter
be of opinion that the case is suitable for, and the
applicant desires institutional treatment, the case
should be referred to the Insurance Committee to
deal with, but that if the patient requires domiciliary
or dispensary treatment, the case should be left
in the hands of the Local Committee to deal
with, and the particulars reported to the Insurance
Committee. If this method were adopted the SubCommittee
are of opinion that there would be
not only a saving of expenditure, but a material saving
of time, which would be beneficial to the patient."
The Insurance Committee were subsequently again
pressed to make arrangements for applicants for
Sanatorium benefit to be examined by the local
Tuberculosis Officer, as advised by the Local Government
Board, and for the suitable treatment to be
recommended by him instead of requiring them to go
three or four miles to be examined by the Council's
expert, as in some instances they have been in quite an
unfit condition to travel and unfortunate consequences
have, according to their medical attendants, been the
result of their doing so. The Insurance Committee,
however, have refused to adopt the suggestion.