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accommodation is provided for homeless or sputum positive cases is, of
course, the ideal answer to this problem - though two dozen odd beds is
but a drop in the ocean. This type and standard of accommodation should
be freely available for those suffering in the same way with chronic
bronchitis, asthma and emphysema.
There has been some success in the treatment of the early case of
pulmonary tuberculosis, and this should guide us in our approach to the
larger problem of chronic respiratory disease in general and not lull us
into complacency. The success in the treatment of the acute case is a
step in the right direction but we need to know a lot more about the
causation, treatment and after care of the "chesty" subject, from 40 years
onwards. We must also not forget that the tuberculosis incidence and
death rate goes up again for the men over 40.
SUMMARY OF CLINIC STATISTICS
No: of new patients attending 759
No: of attendances:-
1. Notified cases 2,418
2. Contacts 564
3. Observations 484
4. Refill Clinic 3,097 7,265
Attendances at Laboratory:
(a) for investigation 4,319
(b) for medicines 2,041 6,360
No: of clinic notifications 161 Pul.
11 Non 172
No: of deaths 21 Pul,
3 Non 24
No: of home visits by Chest Physician 399
No: of home visits by Health Visitors 3,973
No: of x-rays taken 2,366
No: of patients undergoing home treatment 134
No: of B.C.G. vaccinations 160
No: of notified cases on register at 31.12.53 1,467