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ment by graduated rest followed by exercise under strict medical
supervision may not be a new advance, but the results achieved
have in numerous cases produced equally remarkable results. Their
value in the majority of cases must in no way be masked by the
more dramatic results which are achieved in a comparatively
smaller number of selected cases responding to newer methods of
treatment.
X-Ray Investigations in Diseases of the Chest:
The number of these examinations has increased year by
year, as the following figures show:—
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
352 454 Screen 268) Screen 264 Screen 245
Films 265) 533 Films 399 663 Films 517 762
(The figures include X-ray examinations by screen and film for
the past six years.)
Almost all cases that are filmed are automatically screened
as a routine. In some cases, however, i.e., 245 during the year,
films were found to be unnecessary, with the result that there has
been an appreciable financial saving.
Increased appreciation is being recorded concerning this
method of examination. Its value for good in diagnosis and
assessing the value of treatment is incalculable.
The introduction of a first-class X-ray apparatus in the Clinic,
enabling us to take X-rays of the chest with perfect technique,
will greatly enhance the value of our work. Moreover, increased
resort will inevitably be made to this valuable aid in assessing our
results of treatment.
There are many expert chest physicians who hold the view
that apart from the value of an X-ray of the chest in diagnosis, the
increased value of serial X-ravs in estimating the results of treatment
are incalculable at the Sanatorium.
Many institutions, especially first-class sanatoria, have an
X-ray record every month to study and assess the progress of each
individual patient. In this way knowledge of the disease has