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(iii) Central Dispensary.
Special facilities are afforded for X-Ray examinations and
artificial pneumo-thorax treatment at St. Thomas's Hospital also
for Light and Artificial Sunlight Treatment at St. Thomas's
Hospital and King's College Hospital. Surgical cases in general
are referred to St. Thomas's Hospital as the General Hospital
attached to the Scheme, but, where such cases are passed to the
Central Dispensary from other Hospitals for residential treatment
under the L.C.C., such cases are referred back to their own
hospitals (general and special) after such treatment, subject to
general supervision of subsequent treatment and after care from
the Central Dispensary. All school children attending the
Central Dispensary are reported on at cessation of treatment
to the L.C.C. District Medical Officer on special Form M.O. 333.
Branch Dispensary.
When examinations and investigations are necessary which
cannot be carried out at the Branch Dispensary, the patients are
referred to the Out-patient Physicians and Surgeons, St. Thomas's
Hospital, with whom in nearly every instance the Tuberculosis
Officer has a personal consultation. Periodical enquiries are
made about patients attending other institutions, eg., Brompton.
(iv) Central Dispensary.
Report are sent in all cases to private Medical Practitioners
who refer patients, and also to all panel doctors. No treatment
involving the giving of medicines is undertaken by the Central
Dispensary in cases of panel patients, but constant consultation
with panel practitioners on this point is carried out where
necessary. Reports are sent to private and panel practitioners
after all Sanatorium or Hospital treatment of patients, and, subsequently,
wherever necessary, and consultations are arranged with
medical practitioners, wherever desirable, at the homes of patients.
Branch Dispensary.
The model forms Z are not used Forms G P. 17 are rarely
used, practitioners generally prefering to write letters.