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Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispenary.—This Dispensary, located at
Brompton Hospital, provides highly efficient treatment for all cases
resident in the Borough. An annual grant is paid to the Hospital by
the Borough Council to provide for all necessary medical, nursing and
other services. Table No. 41 summarises, for the past two years, the
number of persons examined at the Dispensary for the first time, the
percentage of these cases in which definite tuberculosis was found, and
the total attendances at the Dispensary.

Institutional Treatment.—The London County Council is mainly
responsible for the institutional treatment of Tuberculosis in London.
No institution is maintained by the County Council in the BoroughThe
Metropolitan Asylums Board maintains St. George's Home, in
Milmans Street, Chelsea, as a hospital for advanced pulmonary disease
in women. There is accommodation for 50 cases, which are drawn from
all parts of the metropolis. The majority of advanced cases of pul"
monary tuberculosis in Chelsea are isolated and treated in St. Luke's
Hospital under the Board of Guardians, while a smaller proportion
receive treatment in other public institutions. Of the cases which
terminated fatally during the year, 56 per cent, died in St. Luke's Hospital
and 31 per cent, in other public institutions, that is to say 87 per cent.
died away from their homes, the corresponding figure for 1928 being 66
per cent.
Co-operation with Hospitals and Invalid Childrens' Aid Association.—Existing
arrangements with general and special hospitals in the
neighbourhood continue to give satisfaction. Cases under treatment at
St. George's Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital are visited by the Municipal
Tuberculosis Visitor. Arrangements are made with Brompton Hospital
for the X-ray examination of difficult cases, and for the provision of
artificial pneumo-thorax refills. Many patients, both adults and children,
who attend the Dispensary for examination, either as contacts or on their
own initiative, are found to be suffering from conditions, other than
Tuberculosis, which require treatment. These cases are advised as to
obtaining such treatment, either from private practitioners or at general
hospitals. Many children are found to be suffering from antenna, ma¬l
nutrition and similar diseases and are referred to the Chelsea branch
of the Invalid Children's Aid Association with a view to provision of
convalescent home treatment.