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measures such as surgical collapse or pneumothorax treatment,
etc. A few cases of pulmonary tuberculosis have been treated in
Grove Park Hospital but a number of them have been treated at
home as out-patients with antituberculous drugs.
A number of patients have been found to have cancer of the
lung and we are continuing to study the problem of bronchitis and
asthma with a view to checking the progress of these conditions
and also we are carefully looking into the social and employment
problems of these very disabled persons and endeavouring to give
them our advice and help where possible. A number of those who
are confined to their houses are very much helped as regards
their morale and outlook by our Occupational Therapist.