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The service will be most useful both for diagnostic purposes and for nursing
patients whose removal to hospital is not practicable or where removal for some
reason is necessarily delayed; it will not be allowed to stand in the way of
admission to institution.
During the year six such cases were nursed, a total of 202 visits being paid
to these patients.
Dental Clinic for Tuberculous Persons.
Arrangements were continued for tuberculous persons referred from the
Tuberculosis Dispensary to receive dental treatment as part of the Council's
Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme, at the Clinic of the British Dental Hospital,
No. 10, John Street, W.C.
In the year 1927, six new patients were treated.
Filling was carried out in one case and scaling and gum treatment was given
in two. Extractions with general anesthetic in six cases, and local anaesthetic in
two cases. Two dentures were provided.
The Clinic is held by the British Dental Hospital at the Council's Maternity
Centre, 10, John Street, on Tuesday evenings. Before the tuberculous patients
are admitted the Clinic is open for inhabitants and workers of the neighbourhood.
The Secretary of the Hospital has kindly supplied the following information
of the work at the Clinic during the year 1927:—
Summary of Work carried out at Dental Clinic, 10, John Street, Holborn, on Tuesday
Eveninqs, during 1927.
Number of sessions held 46
Number of patients' attendances 287
Number of fillings 21
Number of scalings 6
Number of
extraction cases
Without anaesthetic 1
With local anaesthetic 28
With gas 62
Number of teeth extracted 214
Number of dentures (including repairs) 21
Number of dressings 10
Number for advice 49
Number of denture visits 71
Number of new patients 74
Employment of Tuberculous Persons.
In the Annual Report for 1925, reference was made to the difficult problem
connected with the employment of tuberculous persons. This problem is one of the
major difficulties associated with the after care of tuberculous patients. Many of
these patients make a conditional recovery under sanatorium treatment. Money
is freely spent in providing this treatment but no corresponding effort is made to
provide conditions necessary to the after care of the patient. These would include
home conditions modified on sanatorium lines and remunerative employment.
Patients who can return to suitable home conditions and means of livelihood may