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and at the same time, on the other hand, to do all that is possible to assist
the man to obtain employment in a suitable occupation. So far as the
man's home conditions are concerned, the tuberculosis officer and his
staff, or the Tuberculosis Care Committee will, if these conditions are
unsatisfactory, take such action as may be practicable to improve them.
As regards the man's employment, if the tuberculosis officer considers
that the man's occupation is unsuitable, he will furnish the Employment
Exchange with a list of occupations which he considers not definitely
unsuitable for the case. The employment exchanges will render all
possible assistance in this matter, and special efforts will be made by the
King's Roll Committee and by the chief area officer and the members of
the War Pensions Committee. The departments concerned in these
arrangements are satisfied that the success of after-care in cases of
tuberculosis depends primarily on personal effort and individual attention,
and all the local organisations concerned have been asked to co-operate
actively in the work.
Work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary.—The subjoined table indicates
the extent to which the Dispensary has been made use of since it was
started in April, 1916.

The number of persons under Dispensary supervision excluding
domiciliary patients at 31st December, 1924, was 662.
The number of insured persons under domiciliary treatment at 31st
December, 1924, was 706.
References to affiliated hospital in the year were 21.