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Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The Tuberculosis Officer (Dr. P. A. Galpin) reports as
follows:—
The routine work of the Dispensary has been continued
throughout the year.

Tuberculosis of Lungs.
Diagnosis. The usual means of establishing a physical
diagnosis have been adopted, viz.: study of the history of illness,
clinical examination, sputum test and X-Rav examination. An
increasing use of X-Rays is noted. Ninety-five X-Ray examinations
were made. Appropriate treatment is arranged for definite
cases; other cases are not discharged immediately, but are
further examined with a view to determining the presence of a
diathesis or predisposition to Tuberculosis. A faulty food habit
such as leaving out, habitually, Green Vegetables or Fat is
regarded as evidence of this. Such cases are kept under observation
at the Dispensary until a normal food habit is established.
Treatment.
Dagenham Hospital and Sanatorium. Both febrile and
afebrile or advanced and early cases have been sent to Dagenham.
Grosvenor Sanatorium has been used for early cases either
as an overflow or on special grounds, and the Brompton Hospital
for special cases requiring some form of Collapse Treatment.
Seamen have been treated at Bramshott.
No. under
Treatment
Colony. at 1st Jan. or Disch. Died Remaining Settled
admitted.
Burrow Hill 7 5 — 2 —
Preston Hall 3 1 — 1 1
Papworth Hall 4 Men 2 Men 1 Man 1 Man —
2 Women 2 Women
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