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Staff. The staff of the Dispensary consists of one whole.
time Tuberculosis Officer, one half.time Assistant Medical
Officer, three Tuberculosis Visitors, one Clerk.Dispenser and
one Lay.Organiser, who also acts as Secretary of the Care
Committee.
Post.Graduate Courses. For several years now the
Council have allowed members of the staff to attend postgraduate
courses, the Council paying fees and reasonable
expenses. The course selected for Tuberculosis Visitors is
the Winter School, organised by the Women Sanitary Inspectors'
and Health Visitors' Association. The course lasts
two weeks and opportunities are given for those attending
to become acquainted with fresh knowledge and new methods
regarding their everyday work.
The Work of the Dispensary. The total number of
attendances at the Dispensary during 1928 was 4,930, figures
slightly smaller than in 1927. In this connection it is interesting
to point out that 239 of the persons notified during 1928
attended the Dispensary, which is equivalent to 73.54 per
cent. This is a high figure, but 100 per cent. can never be
reached because the number of persons notified include those
who are notified very near to death ; those who are inmates
of hospitals, infirmaries and asylums, and, of course, there
are a few who do not wish to avail themselves of the facilities
offered.
A return as to the work in connection with the Tuberculosis
Dispensary is given in the following Table, but there
are one or two points in the Table which call for special
mention.
(a) Examination of Sputum. The number of specimens
of sputa examined during the year was 960, compared with
598 in the previous year. In relation to the 1,416 new cases