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1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding
persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the
31st December 440
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during
the year—Insured 2,907
Uninsured 3,996
3. Number of persons placed during the year under observation at
the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis 302
4. Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dis-
pensary exceeded two months 69
5. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on
December 31st 15
6. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect
of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year 27
7. Number of persons referred to affiliated hospital for consultation —
8. Number of consultations with Medical practitioners at the homes
of patients—Insured 16
Uninsured 11
9. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officer to the homes
of patients 135
10. Number of visits paid by Nurses or Health Visitors to the homes
of patients for dispensary purposes 4,463
11. Number of specimens of sputum examined in connection with the
work of the Dispensary 215
DENTAL TREATMENT.
The whole of the dental work in connection with the Tuberculosis
Department and the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
is carried out at the Dispensary. Gas is administered by the
Tuberculosis Officer where necessary.
Mr. G. Francis Ferris, L.D.S. (Lond.), R.C.S. (Engld.), the
Council's Dental Surgeon, reports as follows:—
The condition of the mouth as a determining factor in the
successful treatment of disease, and in particular of Tuberculosis,
is universally recognised, and every effort is being made by the
Greenwich Public Health Department to extend the work of oral
hygiene and to simplify its administration. With this idea in view,
the arrangement existing hitherto between the Council and the
British Dentists' Hospital (now British Dental Hospital) has been
altered, and the dental treatment is now under the direct control
of the Borough Council. Furthermore, by arrangement with the
Ministry of Pensions, pensioners may now receive oral treatment