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the first half of the year when 141 grants were made to
47 necessitous patients.
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
The Tuberculosis Dispensary at the London Chest
Hospital which has been progressively operating since
1917 has ceased to be the responsibility of the Borough
Council and has been handed over for dual control by
the Regional Hospital Board and the London County
Council. During the first half of the year there had
been a steady increase in the volume of the work as is
shown in the following table :
New patients examined 449
Number found to be suffering from tuberculosis 68
Attendances of old patients 1537
Contacts examined 165
Home visits by Clinical Tuberculosis Officer 32
Cases referred to Hospital Departments:
Out-patients 20
X-ray 988
Throat 2
Surgeons 9
Artificial Pneumothorax Clinic (attendances) 518
Sputum examinations:
Positive 54
Negative 303
Disinfection.—Although reduced in volume compared
with pre-war experience, a substantial amount
of disinfection was carried out : 890 rooms and 10,828
articles being dealt with, while 173 articles were
destroyed by request.