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(2) Cases with prospects of ultimate arrest of the disease who
are awaiting admission to sanatoria.
(3) Other cases requiring special consideration.
In the case of tuberculous patients coming into the above
categories, patients must not be in receipt of Poor Law relief at the
time of recommendation, as these receive extra diet from the Public
Assistance Committee on the recommendation of the Tuberculosis
Officer.
The number of Camberwell patients who received extra nourishment
in 1937 was 80.
Institutional (Residential) Treatment of Camberwell
Patients in 1937 through the London County Council.
1. Adult Males:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 162
Number who received residential treatment 148
Number who did not receive residential treatment: —
Not accepted 2
Failed to enter 11
Awaiting residential treatment December 31st, 1937 1
Classification of Adult Males who received, Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 31
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum 83
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 12
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 64
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 7
Surgical tuberculosis 16
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 12
Not classified 6
2. Adult Females:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 150
Number who received residential treatment 143
Number who did not receive residential treatment:—
Not accepted —
Failed to enter 4
Awaiting residential treatment December 31st, 1937 3
Classification of Adult Females who received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 29
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum 88
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 20
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 60
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 8
Surgical tuberculosis 13
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 3
Not classified 10
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