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During 1936, 405 refills have been given to 36 patients.
Treatment by the injection of Gold Salts in selected cases give good
results and usually reduces the amount and infectivity of the sputum.
Injections are given once per week.
121 injections of Gold have been given to nine selected patients at
the Dispensary with most satisfactory and encouraging results.
NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
All cases of Surgical Tuberculosis, such as Tuberculosis of Bones,
Joints and Glands, are sent by the London County Council to special
Sanatoria which deal only with this type of case.
On the completion of the Sanatorium treatment, arrangements are
made for patients to attend at an Orthopaedic Department of a General
Hospital at frequent intervals, or at the After-Care Clinic held at the
County Hall, by the Medical Superintendent of the Sanatorium at which
their treatment was obtained.
Cases who require Actino-therapy are referred either to General
Hospital, or to one of the L.C.C. General Hospitals.
Four patients were recommended for Light Treatment during the
year.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
Occupational therapy may be included amongst special treatment
for tuberculous patients who are not yet well enough to resume their
ordinary work. The object is to give them some outside interest by training
them in a useful hobby. For this purpose the Handicraft Class was
commenced at the Dispensary a few years ago.
This is held each Wednesday afternoon; but in September it was
thought that the keenness of the students justified a further session and
now the Class also meets every Friday morning. The patients definitely
enjoy their work and appear to derive both physical and psychological
benefit.
At the end of 1936 there were 22 patients on the Class Register, with
an average weekly attendance of 16.