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stationery, and the salary of the Secretary. The Borough
Council considered this aspect of Tuberculosis care work and
were of opinion that grants-in-aid of this work should be part
of the scheme for the control and eradication of tuberculosis,
and towards the end of the year made representations to the
Ministry of Health and to the London County Council to this
effect , and asked the Metropolitan Borough Councils to support
their action.
Form R (a return as to the work carried out in connection
with the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year) is appended
as Table No. 50. If this Table be compared with Table No. 43,
it will be seen that, although 342 cases were notified, only 194
attended the Dispensary, i.e., 57 per cent. It is a matter of
some importance to discover the reasons why the remaining
cases did not come to the Dispensary, and certain figures are
available which throw some light on this matter. Complete
information is not, of course, available, but it is a matter of
interest to note that 58 persons died shortly after notification,
25 were inmates of hospitals or infirmaries, 10 were inmates of
asylums, and 13 were under the care of medical practitioners
and did not wish to attend the Dispensary.