The paper is based on the writer's experience in working as a medical social worker in a sanatorium in a metropolitan area and covering three years, 1947-1950. It examines the ways by which social service meets the problems of adult TB patients. Representative case situations are presented to illustrate the role of medical social work in assisting the doctor and in helping patients accept the medical program prescribed for them. The second part of this paper is presented in the succeeding summary.

This segment, a continuation of the paper studying the role of medical social service in a TB Sanatorium (see previous summary for details), focuses on the economic aspects pertaining to TB patients. Representative case situations highlight the financial burden faced by TB patients and, indicate how two families solved their financial problems in different ways. The need for various community agencies to take responsibility in minimizing the impact of TB on children is also discussed in detail.