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Extra Nourishment.
Provision of special nourishment in the form of milk was
granted to 12 selected cases for varying periods during the year,
and 3 cases were in receipt of extra nourishment at the end of
ihe year.
Residential Treatment.
270 males, 162 females and 33 children were admitted to
Residential Institutions during 1950.
At the end of the year there were 52 beds occupied in the
Cheam Sanatorium, North Cheam, compared with 65 at the end
of 1949 and the normal 94 beds pre-war.
The Regional Hospital Board has taken over a further
number of beds in the Sanatorium for the use of patients from
other areas.
The Chest Clinic and Home Visiting.
1,492 new cases were examined during the year. 241 were
found to be definitely tuberculous.
The total number of attendances for examination at the Chest
Clinic was 12,152. There were also 4,932 attendances by patients
for collapse therapy.
The Clinic doctors paid 384 home visits and the Tuberculosis
Visitors 2,734 visits for Clinic purposes. In addition, the
Tuberculosis Visitors made 331 primary visits for Ihe purposes
of the Notification Register.
Patients requiring home nursing or surgical dressings are
attended to by the nurses from the Croydon Nursing Service, by
arrangement with that organisation. Their assistance is a valuable
adjunct in the care of domiciliary cases.
Contact Examination.
The contacts of definite cases are urged to attend the
Clinic for examination (and subsequent supervision). This is an
important preventive measure. During the year 561 contacts were