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cases requiring artificial pneumo.thorax could receive treatment
at the Brompton Hospital. Tuberculous children who
are of school age are referred to the School Clinic in Brewer
Street for treatment for minor ailments and defective teeth.
In a, similar manner arrangements exist whereby the School
Medical Officers refer doubtful cases to the Dispensary and
reports on all such cases are forwarded by the Tuberculosis
Officer through the Divisional School Medical Officer to the
doctors concerned.
Co.operation with Medical Practitioners. Every effort is
made to secure the co.operation with medical practitioners
and the Tuberculosis Officer communicates with medical
practitioners in connection with each case notified. The
Tuberculosis Officer during the year saw 72 cases in consultation
with medical practitioners at private houses, and in
addition to this, 223 cases were referred to him at the Dispensary
for the purpose of diagnosis. There is an increase
in this work as compared with last year. Arrangements have
been made for the following up of patients in cases where the
diagnosis is doubtful, and every effort is made to secure the
attendance of patients who are lax in keeping up the treatment
prescribed.
Home Contacts. Contacts are examined at the Tuberculosis
Dispensary, but if they do not attend a revisit is made
in order to persuade them to do so. Contacts are occasionally
examined at home. Considerable difficulty is experienced
in obtaining this attendance and failure to attend leads
to a repeat visit by the Tuberculosis Visitor who urges the
importance of examination.
Treatment. The results of treatment of Tuberculosis are
admittedly still far from satisfactory. There is an undoubted