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10¼ lbs. in weight, weighing 9 st. 3¼ lbs. on leaving the Sanatorium, she could
walk 4 mile.; comfortably and do housework well. The upper third of the right
lung was involved. The Medical Superintendent considered she had made excellent
improvement in general health, but that she still needed further care.
H. H., aged 27, of Fieldgate Mansions, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium
on February 27th and left on June 8th. During his stay of 3½ months he
gained 22 lbs. in weight, weighing 9 st. 131 lbs. on leaving the Sanatorium. The
Medical Superintendent was of opinion that the disease was arrested.
V. E., aged 12, of Copperfield Road, was admitted to Maitland Sanatorium
on March 5th and left on October 11th, having gained 2 st. in weight. Her temperature
on discharge was normal and her walking capacity was 3 miles. Practically
no physical signs were present in the lungs when she was discharged. Her progress
at the Sanatorium was excellent.
J. K., aged 29, of Little Turner Street, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium
on March 27th and left on June 17th. During his stay of 3 months he gained 15 lbs.
in weight, weighing 10 st. 21 lbs. when he left, and had improved very much in
health. He left the Sanatorium because the only other patient who could speak
Yiddish was also leaving. The Medical Superintendent did not recommend it as
the disease was not yet arrested, and a further stay would have been advisable.
E. S., aged 32, of Senrab Street, was admitted to Maitland Sanatorium
on April 22nd and discharged on July 15th. Her weight on admission was
6 st. 8¾ lbs. and on discharge 7 st. 8¼ lbs. Her temperature on admission was
99 degrees, and on discharge normal. She was able to walk several miles, and her
working capacity was good. No abnormal physical signs could be detected in the
lungs on her discharge. The Medical Superintendent reported that her progress
at the Sanatorium was excellent.
A., aged 43, of Devonshire Street, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium
on April 24th and left on July 17th. Her weight on admission was 8 st. 4 lbs., and
on discharge 9¾ stones. Her temperature remained normal. She was able to walk
3 miles and do full work as well as gardening. There were still slight physical
signs in the lower lobe of the left lung. The Medical Superintendent reports that
her progress at the Sanatorium was excellent.
J. S., aged 30, of Duckett Street, was admitted to Fairlight Sanatorium
on May 30th, and discharged on August 31st, when he showed no sign of active
disease. He was doing the hardest grade of manual work for the last fortnight
of his stay in the Sanatorium without any rise of temperature. During his stay he
gained 34 lbs. in weight and the Medical Superintendent is of opinion that the disease
has been arrested.