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and disposal constitutes, perhaps, the most serious
present difficulty in the whole of the tuberculosis
scheme. On account of their condition they are unsuitable
for Sanatorium, and the accommodation for
such cases in special hospitals for Tuberculosis is
limited.
A certain proportion are admitted for varying
periods into the London County Council general
hospitals ; but many prefer their own homes in which
proper segregation and nursing are very doubtful.
Tuberculosis in Children.
Both pulmonary and non-pulmonary types are
met with amongst children, but the former are comparatively
rare if one looks for a "definite and recognisable
disease."
Observation and sanatorium treatment is very
readily provided by the London County Council on the
recommendation of suitable cases by the Tuberculosis
Officer.
Large numbers of children, both contacts and
others, come to the Dispensary and are kept under
periodical supervision. Many of these little ones suffer
from so mild a type of disease that residential treatment
in an institution is unnecessary, and they can
be recommended for admission to the special London
County Council Open-air (Day) School in Broomhouse
Road. This school (the Elizabethan) is also very much
used for children who have been away to Sanatorium
and require different treatment and environment from
the usual elementary school.
The school regime continues on the same lines as
before under the new Head Mistress, Miss Clarke, the
former headmistress having retired at the end of 1930 ;
and for some months the school was under the direction
of a temporary head-mistress, Miss Clissold, until the
new appointment was confirmed by the Education
Branch.