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These patients have been discharged in the hope that no
further treatment will be required. A considerable number classed
in the second column will undoubtedly return for treatment at
some future date, but they are in t.hc meaniime following their
usual occupations.

It is not expected ihat any of I he patients classed in column 1
will require anything further from the Dispensary. Those classed
in column 2 have ceascd to attend for various reasons, and a certain
number will return; but in the meantime they feel quite well
and "complain of nothing." The majority of these are patients
who have undoubtedly been exposed to gross infection, and have
presented suspicious physical signs, but have not shown sufficiently
definite signs to iustify a diagnosis of tuberculosis.
It is this class of patient thai, later, without any immediate
exposure to infection develops signs sufficient to convince the most
sceptical. The tendency of tuberculosis to lie latent has been
proved beyond all doubt: these patients, if they should return
to the Dispensary complaining of some slight ailment, will be
examined to see if any latent focus has "lit up," and the data we
have already with regard to them will be very helpful in arriving
at a decision.