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2. Wholesale dental treatment in cases of advanced tuberculosis is
generally contra-indicated, and dental interference is limited in
these cases to the occasional extraction of a carious tooth purely
for the relief of pain.
3. The usual type of case referred is one awaiting admission to
sanatorium, where preliminary dental treatment is indicated in
order that the full benefit of sanatorium treatment may be
obtained.
Dental Surgeon's Report of Dental Treatment for the Poplar
Tuberculosis Dispensary for Year 1933.
Number of attendances 40
Number of teeth extracted 58
Anaesthetics—N2O II }
Procaine 14 } 25
Other treatment 15
A number of patients referred did not attend for treatment.
F. G. HUTCHINSON.
Report of the Secretary of the Tuberculosis Care Committee.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee continues to meet fortnightly at
the Dispensary to deal with the social welfare of persons suffering from
tuberculosis. In this work the Care Committee is greatly assisted by the
Poplar Tuberculosis Fund, the Committee of which also meets once a
fortnight, immediately after the Care Committee meetings.
There have been 21 meetings of the Poplar Tuberculosis Care Committee
during the year.
In April, 1933, the review of assessments for institutional treatment
of tuberculosis in the London area was undertaken by the Public Assistance
Committee of the London County Council and Tuberculosis Care Committees
were asked to make their recommendations to that body instead
of to the Public Health Committee of the L.C.C., as hitherto. In
addition, Care Committees were asked to deal with the assessment of all