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Tuberculin has again been used in a number of cases of a surgical
nature with very fair results.
A certain number of cases have been sent for Artificial Sunlight
treatment to the Guy's Hospital Light Centre under the arrangement
between our Council, the L.C.C. and the Guy's Hospital Authorities,
but I am sorry to say the results have not come up to expectations,
as owing to the poor food and bad accommodation at their homes, the
patients do not get the advantages of the light treatment which they
would do if they were in Residential Institutions ; as this form of treatment
was only being tried experimentally for two years, I am given to
understand it will cease on and from 31st March, 1929. But the special
form of Finsen Light is to continue for cases of Lupus.
Under a new Scheme of the L.C.C., all patients now going to
Sanatorium are given a free Railway Voucher for their fare, and if they
stay as long as the L.C.C. wish them to do and they do not discharge
themselves against the advice of the Medical Officer of the Institution,
they receive a Voucher for their railway fare home, whereas previously
the majority of the cases had to pay their own fares except in a few
cases where the patients were so badly off that they could not possibly
afford it.
A number of doubtful cases (29) of Tuberculosis have been sent
to Guy's Hospital for X-Ray examination, which has been very useful
as a help to diagnosis.
Several patients attend Brompton Hospital for the purposes of
refills for Artificial Pneumothorax and are making very good progress.
452 specimens of sputum were examined by the Borough Analyst's
Department.
Extra nourishment was granted to 55 patients.
The Nurses paid 3,795 visits to the patients' houses, and have done
a great amount of propaganda work.
The Invalid Children's Aid Association has, as in previous years,
been most helpful to us in arranging for Convalescent Treatment for
delicate children and for working the aforesaid Contact Scheme in
conjunction with the L.C.C.
The Charity Organisation Society has also given us great help in
the way of getting adult delicate (non-Tuberculous) patients into