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57.
Table VI is worth studying in detail as it shows
the marked diminution in the number of deaths and
death-rate from tuberculosis especially from 1919 onwards;
the gradual reduction has continued during the
last five years and the figures for 1930 are the lowest
ever recorded. The mortality is less both in the case of
pulmonary tuberculosis (lung disease) and tuberculosis
of other organs.
Dr. Bennett's interesting report (page 62)
on the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary
shows the excellent work done by the staff
and the Care Committee, which includes the
prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of the
disease. It also illustrates the fact that the work of the
Dispensary is both clinical and administrative and that
it takes into account not only the patient, but the other
members of the family as well. Dr. Bennett also
explains that the measures employed are not only
medical but aim at improvement in the economic and
environmental conditions of the patient and the family.