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The Tuberculosis Officers have always on their
part endeavoured to safeguard the interests of doctors
practising in the area in every way possible.
Bacteriological Department.
Under new London County Council regulations,
bacteriological examinations of sputum and other
specimens concerning cases in Fulham Hospital were,
after October, 1931, carried out by the hospital
authorities and not at the Dispensary as in former
years.
As usual other examinations, both Dispensary
and for the Borough, have been carried out by Miss
Robinson, the number of specimens of sputum alone
being 1,453. This, of course, only constitutes a minor
proportion of the specialised bacteriological work which
is carried out during the year. (See page 72.)
Clerical Department.
A large number of letters and reports, both on
Dispensary and Care Committee cases were dealt with
by Miss Sargent and Miss Wright. The Tuberculosis
Officers have invariably communicated with private
practitioners on all new cases referred, and in any
matters regarding changes of disposal or treatment in
the case of old patients. The number of such reports
during 1931 was 732; Reports sent to Public Bodies
543, and the number of general letters written 5,856.
In addition the registers are kept and statistical
returns prepared in this department.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee.
This representative Committee has met every
second week at the Dispensary (except during holiday
periods) to consider matters of assessment and conditions
of every description affecting dispensary and
other patients and their families; and in this connection
special thanks should be given to the Charity
Organisation Society, who visit and interview all adult