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Others have entered Infirmaries through the agency of the
Guardians, and Convalescent Homes through that of the local
Invalid Children's Aid Association.
Clinical Reports.
To the London County Council, numbered 503
To the Ministry of Pensions 114
To General Practitioners and Hospitals 415
Home Visitation.
The Tuberculosis Officer made 158 visits to homes of
patients for the purpose of examination, and investigation of
the home conditions. In addition he met local practitioners
in consultation at the homes of patients on 34 occasions.
The Nurses visit the tuberculosis population on notification
and thereafter as far as possible at intervals of six
months or less, as may appear advisable. During the year
4,547 such visits were made.
In addition to the ordinary health visits paid by them
the Dispensary Nurses undertake duties in connection with
the investigation of the social circumstances of the households
in which the patients belong. The result of these enquiries
are submitted to the Tuberculosis Care Committee and form
the basis upon which the Committee makes its decision in the
assessment of individual cases. During the year 198 HomeEnquiry
Schedules were submitted to the Committee.
Tuberculosis Care Committee.
This Committee is formed of representatives of the following
bodies: the Borough Council, the County Council, the
Board of Guardians, the Red Cross Society, the United Services
Fund, the Charity Organisation Society, the Invalid
Children's Aid Association, the Labour Exchange and the
Local Medical Practitioners, and meets on the first and
third Wednesday in each month for the purpose of considering
how patients and their households can best be helped and
the amount of contribution, if any, which should be collected
towards the cost of institutional treatment under the London
County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme.
The Committee met on 21 occasions during the year.
There were submitted by the staff 233 applications for
residential treatment, an increase of 1 compared with 192G.
The Committee decided in 169 of these cases that no payment
should be required in respect of such treatment. In the
remaining 64 assessments of varying amounts were made.
In 80 instances, reconsideration of these assessments was