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work without difficulty. The percussion note was very flat at the apices of both
lungs, and the expiration was prolonged. There was marked improvement in her
general condition and no Tubercle Bacilli could be found in the sputum.
After her return home, she was confined and her symptons returned. There
has been no loss of weight since. She is attending at the Tuberculosis Dispensary,
where she is receiving Tuberculin.
J. H., Settles Street, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium on October lGth,
1911, where he remained for 5 months. He got on very well at the Sanatorium.
On his discharge, there was no sign of active disease and no tubercle bacilli could
be found in the sputum. For 5 weeks, he was doing grade IV work without discomfort,
and his average daily temperature was 97 to 98.2 degrees. He gained 16 lbs.
in weight, and the Medical Superintendent considered that the disease had been
arrested. Three months after his discharge he had no return of activity or
symptoms although he had lost 6 lbs. in weight. He is undergoing the Tuberculin
treatment at the Dispensary.
E. K., Watt's Buildings, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium on October
23rd, 1911. I informed the Public Health Committee that I did not consider the
patient a suitable case for sanatorium treatment, and that the report of the Council's
Medical Referee was unsatisfactory. It was, however, decided to send him to the
Medical Referee of the Sanatorium who accepted him and he was sent to the
Sanatorium. The Medical Superintendent of the latter institution wrote on November
14th that he did not think any good purpose would be served by keeping the
patient there much longer. He had advanced Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and in
addition, his general health was feeble. Since his admission he had made no real
progress. His temperature had been constantly up to, and over 101 degrees, and was
not affected by rest in bed to any extent. He was of opinion that he was not a
suitable case for a sanatorium. E. K. died on November 30th.
W. E., Johnson Street, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium on November 27th,
1911, where he remained for 10 weeks. The Medical Superintendent reported that
considering the comparatively short time he was at the institution he had got on very
well. He had extensive lung disease and early Tuberculous Laryngitis. There was,
however, distinct diminution in the activity of the disease in both localities. He
had gained 21 lbs. in weight, and for a considerable time he had no abnormal rise
of temperature. He was able to do such work as light digging, carrying earth, &c.,
for four hours a day. Three months after his discharge he had lost 6 lbs. in weight.
The pulmonary condition shows some activity. He has Tubercular Laryngitis, and is
undergoing the Tuberculin treatment at the Dispensary.
A. H., Gun Street, was admitted to Mail land Sanatorium on December 11th,
1911, where she remained for nearly 3 months, when she gained one stone in weight.
Her temperature on discharge was quite normal, and she could walk well, and do
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