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Sanatorium Treatment. Since the year 1904, the Council
has had an arrangement with Dr. Carling, the Superintendent
and late Proprietor of the Maitland Cottjage Sanatorium,
Peppard, by "which the Council maintains beds at the
Sanatorium, paying a fixed charge (raised from 28s. to
30s. a rtveek in 1910) for each bed when occupied, and 20s.
a week when occupied. Dr. Carling, during the year 1909,
made arrangements to vest the Sanatorium in trustees, and
put it under control of a Management Committee appointed
by the Governors.
For further particulars, see page 842 of the Council's
Minutes, 1909.
80. Numbers treated. The Council now maintain six or
seven beds, five for men, and one or two for women. It
being found that there "were frequently no female applicants,
it was resolved that only six beds should be maintained permanently,
and when necessary, a seventh bed should be taken
either at Peppard or some other sanatorium. Since the
establishment of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, however, there
has been a much greater demand for female beds, and at
present four female beds are required.
Six beds were kept occupied throughout the year, and a
seventh for a large part of it. The male applicants
numbered 47, and the female 27, or 17 more than in 1910.
40 patients were admitted, compared with 41 and 35 in 1909
and 1910. Of those who left in 1911,9 stayed for one month,
14 for two months, 14 for three, and 2 for five. None stay
at the Council's expense for more than six months. Four
shewed no distinct improvement, but all the others returned
home in improved general health, and with a decided