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can be made elsewhere. Special preparations lor the
treatment of pulmonary disease, such as Sanocrysin
etc., are onlv suitable for administration in Hospital or
Sanatorium where close watch for deleterious effects
and nursing is available.
The number of home visits paid by the Dispensary
staff in 1929 was 5,603, of which number 521 were made
by the Tuberculosis Officers. This is a very high total
and includes visits tor consultations, re-examinations
or home inspection: this figure does not include home
visits made by the nursing stall for those cases on the
Town Hall but not on the Dispensary register, and
therefore not available for statistical purposes.
Sputum Examinations. Miss Robinson has carried
out in the Borough Laboratory 1,054 sputum
examinations; relatively more than in any preceding
year, taking into consideration that the
Laboratory was closed for nearly four weeks,
during the alterations. It may be stated that
the amount of other specialised investigation carried
out, both bacteriological and pathological, has grown
immensely. making the laboratory a very important
department in the Borough.
Clerical Department. The work in this department
has been carried out by Miss Sargent, clerk to the
dispensary and secretary to the Care Association
assisted on a part-time basis by Miss Holah (who
resigned in November as stated previously) and Miss
Wright The amount of clerical work connected with
the Dispensary appears to be increasing annually, and
attention may be drawn to the following large totals for
the past year:—
Letters written 6,126
Reports to Doctors 644
Reports to Public Bodies 579
X-Ray Examinations. Under arrangements made
between the Borough Council and the Brompton Hospital
for Consumption, cases for X-ray examination are sent