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Out of 27 patients sent to the sanatorium there are only 4 deaths, and the remainder are doing
as well as can be expected. This must be considered a very satisfactory result considering that
we were not able to get hold of the best cases from a sanatorium point of view. The majority of
suitable cases were unwilling to leave their work as they had no method of supporting their families,
but I am hoping under the Insurance Act, which came into force on the 15th July in the year under
report, it will be possible to get cases away in the very early period when it is possible to completely
cure many of them. The greatest difficulty one has to deal with is the after care of consumptives,
and until there is some organisation whereby suitable work can be found for patients on leaving the
sanatorium a great deal of the money spent on this treatment will be wasted.
Consultations.
I was called in by a medical practitioner to assist in the diagnosis of a doubtful case of infectious
disease.
9 patients were also examined at the request of school teachers, school nurses, parents, etc.
I examined at the Town Hall 36 phthisis patients.
I also examined 26 members of the Council's staff.