View report page

133
Saturday morning session at the Dispensary is given over entirely to
the examination of children under, and of, school age.
Children of school age, who are examined as contacts of definite cases
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis are referred to the School Medical Service
for constant supervision. If at any time the School Medical Officer
considers the health of these children is giving rise to anxiety, they are
again referred back to the Dispensary for further examination and careful
supervision by the Tuberculosis Officer.
INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT.
Recommendations to the London County Council, for Sanatorium
treatment, numbered 274 during the year. To the same authority
37 recommendations were made for patients to be admitted to Hospital
for the purposes of observation and diagnosis.
After Sanatorium treatment had been completed 13 children were
recommended for attendance at Open-Air School.
71 patients who, on account of their condition were considered to be
unsuitable for* Sanatorium treatment, were recommended to the L.C.C.
for admission to one of the General Hospitals.
The number of persons recommended for Convalescent treatment
was 4.
The total number of recommendations to the L.C.C. for all forms of
Institutional treatment was 399.
NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
The L.C.C. send all cases of Surgical Tuberculosis, such as Tuberculosis
of Bones, Joints and Glands, to special Sanatoria which deal only
with this type of case.
On their return home after Sanatorium treatment, arrangements are
made for their attendance for supervision at either the Orthopaedic
Department of a Hospital, or at the After-Care Clinic, held at the County
Hall, of the Medical Superintendent of the Sanatorium at which their
treatment was obtained.
Artificial Sunlight treatment has been carried out at Guy's Hospital,
on the recommendation of the Tuberculosis Officer, for one case of longstanding
Lupus of the Palate.