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Of 142 patients, 106 gained weight; average gain in weight,
10 lbs.
36 patients lost weight or unable to be weighed; average loss
of weight, 4 1bs.
Average duration of stay, excluding observation cases, 17.5
weeks.
Number of patient days 17,981
Total number of beds 50
Average number of beds occupied 49.3
The result of the year's work shows a fair measure of benefit
to patients admitted for treatment.
The percentage of moderately advanced cases is somewhat
high and improvement is often only temporary in character, but
many patients have been able to resume their occupations and
continue well.
Further accommodation is required for female children, as
these cases need treatment over a long period and can only be
admitted at the expense of adults. The suggested additional
buildings would provide more beds and permit of a satisfactory
arrangement with regard to the classification of the various stages
of disease and give accommodation for those patients in an
advanced state, for whom it is impossible to carry out efficient
nursing and attention in their own homes.
The arrangement for obtaining Radiographs, etc., at Forest
Hospital has been extremely helpful, but as many doubtful cases
attending the Dispensary are unable to obtain this advantage it
follows that an X-ray apparatus suitable for this purpose is
urgently required in the Tuberculosis Department.
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY REPORT.
The work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary has greatly increased.
A comparison of the figures shows a far larger number
of New cases examined, Nurses' visits, Dispensary attendances,
and Medical examinations.
This is, in part, brought about by a more efficient system
of examination of contacts and by the more frequent use made
of the Dispensary for consultation and opinion by General Practitioners.