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WORK OF THE CHEST CLINIC.
I extend grateful thanks to Dr. Madigan for the following report
on the work of the Chest Clinics and the subsequent Table :—
" It will be seen from these figures that less cases were referred
for investigation than in the previous year, but the total number of
definite cases of tuberculosis discovered during the year shows very
little change from that of recent years. From the point of view of
preventive measures, contact examinations have been well up to
average, and B.C.G. vaccination of child contacts has again been
widely used.
More cases were admitted to Hospitals or Sanatoria than
previously, but I think this can be explained by the fact that many
of these were found to be suitable for short-term treatment, thus
allowing a greater number of patients to be accommodated. The
waiting lists for admission have certainly been kept down to
reasonable levels, but cases awaiting surgical treatment still have
to wait an inordinate time."

Nmuber of patients admitted to Sanatoria during the year : 85.
These figures relate to patients resident in Beckenham Borough only.
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