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It is the constant endeavour of both Tuberculosis Officers to
arrive at a diagnosis and arrange for treatment at the earliest
possible moment.
Of 183 new cases of tuberculosis entered on the dispensary
register in the year, 34 had already been admitted to the local
hospital, on the recommendation of their own practitioners,
before examination by the Tuberculosis Officers and 142 were
referred from the dispensary for admission to various institutions.
In all these cases the average time elapsing between the first
attendance at the dispensary and actual admission to an institution
was only 10 days. In exactly half these cases admission
was secured in under 7 days from the date of their first attendance.
Refills for Artificial Pneumothorax treatment have been
continued by the Tuberculosis Officers at St. Olave's Hospital.
During the year 655 refills were given, and the following table
shows the present condition of patients who have had this form
of treatment. The small figures in brackets indicate the number
of patients in each group, in whom the disease was already bilateral
when the treatment was started. Cases started during 1933 are
not shewn in the table.
Treatment
begun. Arrested. Quiescent. Stationary. Dead.
1928 1
1929 2 3 (2)
1930 8 1 2 (1) 3 (2)
1931 8 (1) 7 7 (3) 4 (2)
1932 — 13 (4) 4 (2)
Attempts are always made to secure that as far as possible
advanced cases of pulmonary tuberculosis are treated in hospital
when the home circumstances are such as to make this advisable.
Of 99 deaths from advanced disease during the year, 52 occurred
in local hospitals, 17 occurred in voluntary hospitals, sanatoria,
or other institutions, and 30 occurred at home.
1927 1
1923 1