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Children found to be suffering with tonsils and adenoids,
bad dental conditions, and minor ailments are reported to the
District Organiser of the London County Council, who arranges
for the attendance of the children at the School Clinic for treatment.
Certain medical practitioners send reports on patients
under domiciliary treatment at three monthly intervals. The
majority fail to do so, but in these cases no difficulty has been
experienced in securing the attendance at the Dispensary of the
patients themselves for examination purposes.
Suspects attend at intervals as instructed for further
examination. Failing attendance at the appointed time, a
nurse visits the home.
As in the case of suspects, a card system is in use which
gives details of members of infected families, shewing the date
and result of first examination, and the date upon which the
contact has been instructed to attend for subsequent examination.
No special methods of diagnosis are in use. Doubtful
cases upon which a further opinion is required are referred to
the London County Council for admission to Special Hospital
Arrangements exist for the provision of Finsen Light
treatment, and artificial pneumothorax.
Tuberculin is not administered.
No opinion can be expressed on the relative value of the
various forms of treatment.
The Council have provided in their estimates for the
expenditure for Dental treatment for tuberculous patients.
No definite arrangements for the provision of nursing
exists, but advantage is taken of the services of the District
Nurses' Association in cases where home nursing is required.