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Committee, in supplying nursing comforts and appliances
to necessitous cases, in pre- and post-sanatorium stages.
These comforts and appliances are given out to patients on
loan, and returned to the Dispensary after use, for disinfection
and further distribution.
The articles consist of rubber ring cushions, bed rests,
aluminium and rubber hot-water bottles, air cushions and
bed pans.
These articles will be supplied on loan, to any tuberculous
patient brought to our notice through the usual sources,
and in this respect the co-operation of the Borough Medical
Practitioners, Hospitals and other Associations is requested.
Report on Tuberculosis Work at Hammersmith Hospital
Tuberculosis work is carried out in a special ward, C. 5,
set aside for this purpose.
Male pulmonary and surgical cases are admitted through
the usual sources.
It is to be regretted that no female ward exists in the
hospital for tuberculosis, as it is a fact that more female
patients would accept hospital treatment if it was available
in the Borough.
Weekly visits are made to the Hospital by the Borough
Tuberculosis Officer in the capacity of Consultant Physician
for tuberculosis, and all doubtful chest cases are seen by
him.
In this way co-operation between the Hospital and the
Dispensary is established, and found to be valuable to both
institutions.
Specialised treatment, such as artificial pneumothorax,
gas replacements, phrenic evulsion and sanocrysin, is
carried out on suitable pulmonary cases, whilst plaster
work and orthopaedic corrections form part of the routine
of suitable surgical cases.