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Contacts are persuaded to attend the Dispensary, without delay,
for examination.
Re-visits are paid to the homes at frequent intervals to see that
precautionary measures are being carried out satisfactorily.
The number of visits paid during the year by the three nurses
was 4,484.
ISSUE OF SHELTERS, ETC.
Bedsteads have been lent to patients who were unable to afford
the extra expense to enable the patient to sleep alone.
Shelters have also been lent out to patients who have had suitable
accommodation in the way of either yards or gardens.
HOME NURSING.
The Ranyard Nursing Association and the Benson Nurses Home
carry out home nursing to bed-ridden patients, when it is required.
CO-ORDINATION OF DISPENSARY WITH OTHER
HEALTH SERVICES.
There is complete co-ordination between the School Medical
Services of the L.C.C., the M. and C.W. Services of the Borough and
the Dispensary.
Children are seen on a Saturday morning, the session being
devoted entirely to them. Children who are examined as Contacts of a
definite case of P. Tuberculosis are referred to the School Medical
Service, in order that they may be under the constant supervision of
the School Medical Officer.
Relations between the Ministry of Pensions, the L.C.C., Medical
Practitioners and ourselves are well maintained.
INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT.
Institutional treatment through the L.C.C. was recommended for
293 persons.
37 persons were recommended to the same authority for admission
to Hospital for the purposes of observation and diagnosis.
9 children were recommended for attendance at Open-Air School
after their discharge from Sanatoria.
38 cases unsuitable for Sanatorium treatment were recommended
to the Relieving Officer for admission to one of the L.C.C. Hospitals.