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at Chest Hospitals, making 139 attendances for this purpose.
40 patients were treated at the Tuberculosis Officer's
clinic, making 658 attendances. Details are given below:-
No. of patients. No. of attendances.
Pneumothorax refills at Brampton Hospital 2 72
" " " London Chest Hospital 3 39
" " " Grove Park Hospital 1 28
Finsen &. Sunray treatment at London Hospital 4 382
Tuberculosis Officer's Clinic at Mile End Hospital:-
No. of patients under treatment (for pneumothorax) 40
„ „ Artificial Pneumothorax refills given 587
„ „ Pneumoperitoneum refills given 69
" " Air replacements performed 2
" " patients screened by X-ray in connection
with the above 523
Total attendances at the Clinic 658
Tuberculosis Allowances. Treatment allowances are
paid to certain patients undergoing treatment for Pulmonary
Tuberculosis. Payments are made weekly either at the Dispensary
or at the Hospital or Sanatorium where the patient
is being treated. The payments are made by the Borough
Treasurer and the expenditure is reimbursed by the Exchequer
through the London County Council under Ministry of
Health Memo. 266/T.
No. of cases considered during 1946 769
No. of cases accepted " " 660
New cases considered " " 90
No. of patients in receipt of allowances on 31.12.46 80
Supply of Extra Nourishment. Grants to Tuberculous
patients were made on the recommendation of the Tuberculosis
Officers for periods of 28 days in the first instance,
The grant consists of one and a half pints of
Pasteurised milk per day and one pound of Ovaltine per
month. During the year 628 grants were made to 235 persons,
Boarded-out Contacts. 7 children who were contacts
of infectious cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were boarded
out during the year.
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