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Such reports are sent direct by the post, unless in
very special circumstances where the doctor has asked
for a reply by return and has asked the patient or
relatives to come straight back with a note.
In no instance has it ever been apparent that either
a patient or a general practitioner has suffered from the
rigorous adherence to this rule; and the success of the
Tuberculosis Department, so clearly indicated by the
large number of new cases referred to it in 1928—281—
is an ample justification of the routine and methods
employed.
It can be readily understood that such goodwill and
confidence is a factor of supreme importance in the
successful working of a public Tuberculosis service; and
indicates that the Dispensary is considered valuable as a
Consultation Centre by the local medical men, whilst
they realise fully that there is no desire or intention on
the part of the Tuberculosis Officers to encroach on
private practice.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee.
The work of the Tuberculosis Care Committee which
is a purely voluntary association, covers a most wide
field and is, generally speaking, concerned with the,
social welfare of patients and their dependants during
treatment both at Sanatorium and on their return home.
The satisfactory employment of Tuberculous individuals
is always one of considerable difficulty to
ensure both from the physical and economic standpoint;
and the energies of the Care Committee are greatly
appreciated in this as in other directions, and I would
like to thank the Chairman, Secretary and other members
for much valuable assistance in many difficult cases.
To illustrate the wide scope of the Tuberculosis Care
Association work, the Secretary, Miss Sargent, has
selected a number of different cases, and these are
appended and can be read with much interest:—