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TABLE XIV.
Sleeping accommodation for 299 tuberculous cases notified for the first time in
1936. The figures refer to the tuberculosis Nurses' first home visit.
The patient slept—
In separate room
In 110 cases.
Alone in bed with 1 other in room
„ 22 „
„ „ 2 others „
„ 22 „
„ „ 3 „ „
„ 3 „
„ „ 4 „ „
„ 2 „
In bed with 1 person and no others in room
„ 95 „
„ „ 1 „ 1 other in room
„ 27 „
„ „ 1 „ 2 others „
13 „
„ „ 1 „ 3 „ „
„ 3 „
In bed with 2 persons and no others in room
„ 2 „
„ „ 2 „ 1 other „
„ - „
„ „ 2 „ 2 others „
„ - „
„ „ 2 „ 3 „ „
„ - „
In bed with 3 persons and no others in room
„ - „
299
The Nature and Extent of Co-operation with General and
Special Hospitals, School Clinic and other Institutions.
1. With General and Special Hospitals, (a) King's College
Hospital. Including cases sent to the X-ray Department, 735
Dispensary patients were sent to hospital in 1936 for an opinion
as to diagnosis, etc.
(b) Other Hospitals. Many of our patients when requested
to go to a hospital for further examination and opinion, asked to be
sent to the hospital they knew best, and the following hospitals
were selected: —
St. Thomas's.
Sick Children's Hospital,
Great Ormond Street.
Guy's.
Throat Hospital, Golden Square.
Charing Cross.
Brompton.
Miller.
Evelina.
South London Hospital for
Women.
Belgrave.
All Saints'.
Royal Waterloo.
Grosvenor Hospital for Women.
2. With School Clinic. All contacts of school age are referred
by the Dispensary to the Divisional School Medical Officer for the
area for special and periodical observation by the School Medical
Officers. Doubtful cases of tuberculosis are referred back to the
Dispensary for special examination.
Co-operation with Medical Practitioners.
609 new patients were sent by practitioners to the Dispensary
for diagnosis or seen in consultation at their homes.