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Hence, intensive iodine treatment affords results of striking
economic value, since the cost of expensive upkeep of institutions and
grants from charitable societies are, in large measure, done away with.
The total number of patients discharged 93
46 Non-tuberculosis.
47 including all forms of tuberculosis discharged
with disease arrested. Of these 47 only 4 have
returned with recurrence of the malady within
the first five months of 1917.
For the year 1916 the death-rate in Hampstead from consumption
was less than one per thousand (0'98), the total number of deaths
being 80.
The Tuberculosis (Domiciliary Treatment in England) Order
issued by the Local Government Board on the 19th September, 1916,
prescribes the manner in which the treatment of insured persons
recommended for sanatorium benefit in the form of domiciliary treatment
is to be undertaken. The Hoard is now planning a systematic
carrying out of the provisions of the Order by the Consulting Tuberculosis
Officers in a uniform manner throughout the County of
London.
With the National Insurance Committee difficulties have arisen,
owing to failure, through alleged lack of funds, to meet its obligations
in respect of provision of Sanatorium treatment, for which domiciliary
treatment is in many cases proffered as a substitute. For insured
persons there is urgent need of institutional beds for the segregation of
advanced and infective cases.
As regards non-insured individuals, the London County Council
had made a small but definite beginning in this direction, by the setting
aside of 12 beds for advanced cases, and further adequate extension of
this praiseworthy effort is much to be desired.
In Hampstead nothing can be done at present to secure admission
of suitable children to Open Air Schools, since the London County
Council maintains only two Open Air Schools, both of which are in the
S.E. District of London, and, owing to the limited accommodation
available, it is not possible to arrange for the admission of children
living in districts north of the Thames. Especially under the present
condition arising out of the great War it is of paramount importance to
care for and maintain the health of the younger generation, and the
weakly ill-nourished children of school age liable to develop