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170 males and 154 females were discharged from or died
in Institutions in connection with the Croydon Scheme during
1932.
Types of Cases Treated.
In Class T.B. Minus, 16 males and 17 females were discharged
with the disease in a quiescent condition, i.e., 43.4% of
the total cases in this class; 12 males and 13 females were not
in a quiescent condition, 32.8%; 1 male and 7 females died,
10.5%.
In Class T.B. Plus, Group I., the corresponding figures
were 2 males and 1 female quiescent, 20% ; 4 males and 5 females
were not quiescent, 60% ; 3 males died, 20%.
In Class T.B. Plus, Group II., 16 males and 18 females
quiescent, 20.1%; 62 males and 55 females not quiescent,
69.2%; and 8 males and 10 females died, 10.6%.
In Class T.B. Plus, Group III., or advanced group, 1
male and 2 females were discharged quiescent, 4% ; 23 males and
13 females not quiescent, 48.6%; and 22 males and 13 females
died, 47.3%.
Taking all groups together, 24.5% of cases were discharged
as quiescent; 56.2% as not quiescent; and 19.1% died.
These figures prove, what has been so often proved before,
that if tuberculosis is to be cured and eradicated the first essential
is to educate the patients themselves and the medical
profession in the paramount necessity for early and thorough
treatment.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.—30 patients were discharged
during the year and 50% of these were quiescent.
General Observations on the Results of Treatment.
The greatest factors making for success are patience on the
part of the sufferer and helpful optimism on the part of his medical
adviser. All who are unfortunately attacked sufficiently severely
to cause symptoms should reconcile themselves to the fact that for
the rest of their lives they will have to be circumspect, and that
errors of judgment or carelessness will be visited by a retribution
more severe than in the case of healthy people.