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II.—SUNDRY PARTICULARS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SCHEME OF TREATMENT.
1. Name of Hospital to which Special Cases are
referred from the Dispensary or Dispensaries
for diagnosis or treatment
2. Is any provision for the home nursing of
culous Patients made in connection with the
Dispensary or Dispensaries ? If so
(1) State the general nature of the arrangement
(2) What qualifications are the Nurses required
to possess ?
(3) Do they carry out other work ? If so, what ?
(4) Are their services available for Insured and
Uninsured Patients ?
(4) If so (a) by what procedure are their services
secured for individual patients ?
(b) Under whose instructions do they perform
the actual duties of nursing in an individual
case ?
3. If no provision of nursing is made in connection
with the Dispensary or Dispensaries is any
such provision contemplated? If so, give
particulars
4. State number of Shelters provided by the Council
or by the Dispensary Authorities up to 31st
December, 1919, for lending out to Patients
for use at their own homes
Middlesex Hospital.
District Nursing Association. The Dispensary
also has a Sister of its own
who carries out supervision visits.
(1) Communication with Matron.
(2) Certificated.
(3) Yes, District Nursing.
(4) Yes.
(5) (a) Communication with the Matron.
(b) (1) Matron.
(2) Dispensary Medical Officer.
Sister attached to Dispensary visits homes
of definite and suspected cases of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis.
(1) Miss Bruce.
(2) Dr. Halliday Sutherland.
Prevention of Tuberculosis.—During the year the Council's scheme worked
satisfactorily and, despite the fact that a number of institutions and bodies are
involved, there was a complete absence of friction.
Miss Baker, the tuberculosis visitor, was absent from duty for the first 6 months
of the year in consequence of illness; but during the year 1154 visits were paid to
the homes of patients and to 44 suspects. In addition the attendances of the
inspector at the consultations numbered 110, at Middlesex Hospital 52, Margaret
Street Hospital 44, and at the Anti-Tuberculosis Dispensary 14. Attendances at
the latter dispensary were less frequent for the reason that the nurse attached to the
dispensary does all that is required in following up cases.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee continued to meet fortnightly throughout
the year.
The Open Air School in Regents Park, which was established in 1911,
continued in operation throughout 1919. The number of children on the roll was
48—25 Boys and 23 Girls—and the attendances numbered 7,764.