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materialised and A. was beginning to lose heart, when an
unexpected opening occurred. He was taken on the Staff of
the sanatorium where he received treatment and was given a
light, open-air job. He has found rooms in the village where
his wife has been able to join him, and in country air, away from
Fulham, it is hoped he will make good.
B. was a young man, who returned to work after sanatorium
treatment but gradually lost ground until he was forced to
give up and eventually was confined to bed. Home conditions
at the time were very unsuitable as the father had had a
mental breakdown; there were two young children at home;
sleeping accommodation was restricted and the mother was
getting tired out with nursing and over-strain.
One of the children was admitted to High Wood Children's
Hospital as an observation case, subsequently being notified
as tubercular; the other was boarded out by the Invalid
Children's Aid Association under the L.C.C.'s "contact"
scheme: B. was finally persuaded to go into a General Hospital
while his father was admitted to a Mental Home.
B. has since died and the children are back with their
mother, whose income is supplemented by a grant from the
Public Assistance Committee, while they are kept under the
regular supervision of the Dispensary.
In conclusion, I wish to thank Dr. G. F. Hardy
and all the members of the Dispensary staff for their
loyal and most able support during the past year in
carrying on the work of the dispensary.
Summary of Statistics, 1931.
No. of New Patients:—
Insured 263
Uninsured 345
Total 608
No. of Attendances:—
Insured 1,444
Uninsured 1,625
Attendances of Contacts 512
Total 3,581