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will also be asked to "classify the cases into groups," but not to
take action in respect of such groups without reference to the
London County Council.
(5) The final decision as to assessment and all other matters
will remain with the London County Council.
(6) This decision will be communicated subsequently to the
Interim Advisory Committee concerned by the District Organizer
in each case.
(7) The signature to the parents' consent form and the collection
of the assessment (if any) will be done by the member of the
Interim Committee in charge of the case.
(8) All correspondence re patient while under institutional
treatment will be conducted by the London County Council
Central Office.
(9) Notice of date of discharge will be sent beforehand to the
District Organizer for the information of the Interim Advisory
Committee and subsequent to discharge progress reports will be
asked for periodically, for the information of the London County
Council.
(10) The London County Council reserves the right to deal
with all emergency cases without reference to any committee.
MUNICIPAL TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
Dr. Macdonald reports as follows :—-In submitting the report of the
work done at the Dispensary during the year 1915, it will be noticed
that several tables shown in previous reports have been altered, one
omitted and one or two added. By this rearrangement it is hoped to
present a clearer and more precise account of the work accomplished
than was formerly the case. The tables showing the condition of the
patients on admission and the results of treatment seemed to be specially
called for.
With reference to the term "discharged" it is well to remember
that "discharged" in the case of tubercular patients does not mean
loss of connection with the Dispensary. It simply means that active
or systematic treatment is no longer deemed necessary, and each patient
is given fully to understand that he is expected to report at the Dispensary
at stated intervals with the proviso that should urgent symptoms
develop he should immediately inform the Dispensary or his own
medical attendant.