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London County Council. This is occasionally done when the treatment has been
commenced at these hospitals. The cost is borne by the Borough Council. Finsen
Light Treatment for cases of lupus is provided at the London Hospital. Ear, Nose
and Throat cases are referred for examination and advice to Mr. Zamora at the Royal
Chest Hospital. Dental cases are treated at the Shoreditch Municipal Dental Hospital.
Diseases of the Eye are rarely met with at the Dispensary, but such cases are referred
to the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital. Surgical cases requiring the opinion or
supervision of a surgeon are referred to one of the general hospitals, such as the
London, St. Bartholomew's and the Metropolitan Hospital, or the Queen's Hospital
for Children. After-care in surgical cases is supervised by the surgeon originally
recommending sanatorium treatment or by one of the County Council's After-care
Clinics.
Convalescence for non-tuberculous but ailing children is usually arranged through
the Invalid Children's Aid Association. Nursing for bed-ridden patients is arranged
through the Shoreditch and Bethnal Green District Nursing Association, the Borough
Council paying 1s. 4d. a visit. In addition, nursing assistance is often given, on the
application of patients themselves, by the Harman Street Medical Mission.
Residential treatment for tuberculosis is ordinarily provided by the London
County Council. A few patients suffering from advanced and incurable disease who
are unwilling to go into General Hospitals are sent through voluntary agencies to
Homes for the Dying.
Cases of social, economic or domestic difficulty are referred to the Tuberculosis
Care Committee (appointed by the Shoreditch Borough Council). Assistance in the
way of extra nourishment, and the provision of separate beds or of garden shelters
is given to a number of patients on the recommendation of the Tuberculosis Officer
and the cost is met by the Borough Council.

In addition to the above examinations, 27 visits were made by the Tuberculosis
Officer to St. Leonard's Hospital.
Comparative numbers of insured and non-insured persons who attended were:—
Insured 2,173
Non-insured 2,125