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Female, aged 26, housewife, stage B.2, notified 3/7/33. A.P. commenced 6th February,
1935 (while resident in Islington). Moved to Shoreditch in September, 1936. Monthly
refills. Keeping well but has scantily positive sputum.
Male, aged 32, radio engineer, stage B.l, notified 6/10/35. A.P. commenced 21st October,
1935. Phrenic evulsion May, 1936. Returned home from sanatorium July, 1936; 11
refills during remainder of year. Disease appears quiescent; no cought or sputum.
Working.
Male, aged 26, packer, stage B.2, notified 18/12/34. A.P. commenced 14th January, 1936.
In hospital during first half of 1936; 8 refills after discharge. Was at first a very unsatisfactory
patient. Extensive disease (bilateral) and bad family history. Marked
improvement, but unfit for work.
Male, aged 37, messenger, stage B.2., notified 6/8/35. In sanatorium from September,
1935, to June, 1936. Date of commencement of A.P. 29th October, 1935. 11 refills
since discharge. Moved out of London in December; condition then fair but sputum
still positive and patient unfit for work.
Male, aged 24, polisher, stage B.2, notified 1/1/36. A.P. commenced 3rd February, 1936.
Discharged from sanatorium in October, 3 refills since. Disease appears to be quiescing.
Sputum negative. Unfit for work yet.
Male, aged 34, clerk, stage B.2, notified 9/7/35. A.P. commenced 8th November, 1935, after
severe haemorrhage. Discharged from sanatorium August, 1936. Seven refills since.
Prognosis at first seemed very poor, but patient has improved very well. Sputum
still positive and patient unfit for work.
Male, aged 28, licensed victualler, stage B. 2. Disease apparently diagnosed September,
1935, but not notified till 22/5/36. A.P. commenced 20th September, 1935. In hospital
till May, 1936. 22 refills. "Quite fit" and superintending his business at end of year.
Progress in 1936 of patients still under supervision at the Dispensary whose A. P.
treatment was terminated in 1935.
Female, aged 27, pencil maker, stage B.l, notified 30/1/33. A.P. commenced 13th May,
1933, terminated March, 1935. Disease remains quiescent. Patient working.
Male, aged 27, labourer, stage B.2, notified 15/4/34. A.P. commenced 28th December,
1934, but only partial collapse obtained; discontinued in December, 1935, owing to
obliteration of pleural space. General condition remains fairly good but T.B. still
present in sputum. Patient working.
Male, aged 24, metal polisher, stage B.2, notified 24/7/31. A.P. commenced 6th January,
1932, termined March, 1935. Disease quiescent, probably arrested. No sputum.
Working.
Male, aged 24, clerk, stage B.l, notified 8/3/32. A.P. commenced 15th July, 1932, terminated
December, 1935. Removed to another district in October, 1936; disease then
arrested, no sputum, patient working.
The total number of refills chargeable to the Dispensary in 1936 was 164, of which
90 were carried out at the Royal Chest Hospital, 45 at Colindale Hospital, 22 at
Victoria Park Hospital, and 7 at Grove Park Hospital. The charge per refill is
10s. 6d., which includes any necessary X-ray examinations made for control of the
treatment.
Finsen Light Treatment:—Three cases of lupus were under treatment at the
London Hospital during 1936. Particulars are as follows:—
Female, aged 63, dress cutter. Notified 26/3/31. Two patches of lupus on right cheek.
Commenced treatment 26th March, 1931. Condition steadily improving. 30 treatment
in 1936.