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56 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Co-operation with other Institutions.—Cases requiring
special investigation without their admission to Hospital, are,
as before, referred to S. Thomas's Hospital in accordance with
the scheme inaugurated in 1913. The reports are of much
value, and the scheme is now extended to include Artificial
Light and X-Ray treatment.
The arrangements with the Hospital for Consumption,
Brompton, and S. Thomas's Hospital, for supplying refills to
patients treated by the Artificial Pneumothorax method have
been continued. 19 cases were treated during the year and 240
refills administered. The total cost was £126.
The close co-operation between the Dispensary and the
School Medical Service instituted by the London County Council
has been continued.
The Tuberculosis Officers continue to act as Medical
Referees to the Ministry of Pensions ; but on 1st April, 1927,
the special arrangement, by which the cost of visiting tuberculous
war pensioners was defrayed by the Ministry of Pensions,
was discontinued. All existing pensioners suffering from Tuberculosis
are still visited in their homes by the Tuberculosis
Visitors in accordance with the Council's general scheme for
Tuberculosis.
Dental Treatment.—The agreement with the British
Dental Hospital for providing dental treatment, including the
provision of dentures, has been in force throughout the year.
44 patients received dental treatment and eight of these were
supplied with dentures. The attendances at the dentist totalled
117.
The amount expended on dental treatment during the
year was £16 15s. while the cost of dentures supplied to patients
was £33 10s.
Extra Nourishment.—Under Section 3 of the Public
Health (Prevention and Treatment of Disease) Act, 1913, extra
nourishment is granted on medical grounds as part of treatment.
It is limited to the slighter cases of disease, where there is a