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Children attending school who are examined as contacts of definite
cases of Tuberculosis of the Lungs are referred to the School Medical
Officers for constant supervision. Should their health prove to be
unsatisfactory, or should any symptoms arise suggestive of Tuberculosis,
they are again referred to the Tuberculosis Officer for further examination
at the Dispensary.
INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT.
Two hundred and sixty-one persons were recommended to the L.C.C.
for Sanatorium treatment. Recommendations made to that authority
for admissions to hospital for the purposes of observation and diagnosis
numbered 28.
Sixteen children were recommended to the L.C.C. for admission to
Open-Air School after their discharge from Sanatoria.
Patients who were unsuitable for Sanatorium treatment were
recommended to the L.C.C. for admission to one of the General Hospitals
in London. The number of such recommendations was 60.
Two persons were recommended for convalescence.
The total number of recommendations to the L.C.C. for all forms
of institutional treatment was 367.
NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis of Bones, Joints and Glands, and all forms of Surgical
Tuberculosis are sent by the L.C.C. to Sanatoria which deal only with
these types of cases.
On the completion of institutional treatment and on the patient's
return home, arrangements are made for their attendance at either the
Orthopaedic Department of a General Hospital, or at the After-Care
Clinic, held at the County Hall, by the Medical Superintendent of the
Sanatorium at which they received treatment.
Two patients suffering from Lupus of the Face have received Finsen
Light Treatment, with very excellent results.
One patient suffering from old-standing Lupus of the Palate has
received Artificial Sunlight Treatment, also with very good results.