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and also their wives, husbands and children while they are away in
Institutions.
We still have three shelters in constant use; we have also lent out
eight beds for the use of patients in their own homes.
By arrangement with Guy's Hospital the X-Ray has been used in
the diagnosis of a number of doubtful cases, Dental treatment has also
been given to a number of cases, also operations for Tonsils and Adenoids
in children. Light treatment for Tuberculous disease of the Skin has
also been carried out by arrangement with St. Thomas's Hospital and the
London Hospital. 790 specimeus of sputum have been examined by the
Borough Analyst.
The Charity Organisation Society has rendered us considerable help
in the way of getting pre-tubercular patients away to convalescent homes
aud also in supplying the necessary clothing to patients going away to
institutions.
A good supervision and record of old cases is kept both by ourselves
and by the London County Council After-History Reports, and a large
number of Contacts of Tuberculous patients has been examined.
Extra nourishment has been given to 31 patients while either
waiting for admission to or discharge from Institutions.
Ex-service patients have been looked after by us in conjunction with
the Ministry of Pensions, and 250 certificates recommending and
receiving treatment allowances to ex-service patients to the Ministry of
Pensions have been granted. The Red Cross Society and the United
Services Fund have also been of great help to us.
I append tables of statistics of the work done during the year 1925.
I am, Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. T. CROWE,
Tuberculosis Officer.
Staff of the Tuberculosis Dispensary to whose Salary contribution is
made—
Tuberculosis Officer : J. T. Crowk, l.s.a., l.m.s.s.a.
Secretary and Dispenser: F. Nightingale (Certificate of the Society
of Apothecaries, London).
Tuberculosis Nurses : M. E. Faulkner (Trained Nurse).
M. E. Bennbtt (Cert. Royal Sanitary Inst.)
F. C. Rogers (C.M.B.)