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"insured persons" under the sanatorium benefit provided by the London
Insurance Committee. In 1916, 17 cases of "insured persons" were
discharged from sanatoria. The average duration of the stay of the 21
cases in sanatoria was 2¼ months, as against 3 months in 1916, 8·3 months
in 1915, 3·2 months in 1914, and 2·5 in 1913. In addition to the above
21, 4 insured persons had hospital treatment, the average duration of stay
in hospital being 3·3 months. Nine of the insured persons were discharged
soldiers or sailors.
Thirteen uninsured persons were discharged after receiving open air
sanatorium institutional treatment under the London County Council
scheme for the uninsured, as against 6 in 1916, and 7 in 1915. The average
duration of stay in a sanatorium of these cases was 4·4 months, as compared
with 3·7 months in 1916. In addition 4 cases had hospital treatment;
average stay 3 months.
The number of new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis visited in the
course of the year was 121, and of non-pulmonary cases 25. The total
number of visits paid in respect of all cases of tuberculosis was 562.
Four patients were lent beds and bedding by the Borough Council,
and 7 pocket spittoons were given to patients in need of them.
Forty-one new cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified in
1917, 31 being children under 15 years of age. and 10 adults. Several
cases were helped to obtain proper surgical treatment in hospitals, and
others were sent to country or seaside homes. As in previous years, a
great deal of this work was carried out by the Chelsea branch of the Invalid
Children's Aid Association.