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house rendered suitable for the purpose. On their
return they re-affirmed the principle of the establishment
of a fully staffed tuberculosis dispensary under
municipal control.
The Borough Surveyor was requested to get out
plans and estimates for rebuilding 18, Patriot Square,
the Council's freehold property adjoining the Town
Hall; these are being prepared and the whole subject
is still under consideration.
Since July I have acted as Tuberculosis Officer and
at the request of the Insurance Committee have kept
and supplied forms of application for Sanatorium benefit.
Much time has been occupied in attendance at
Committees, Conferences and correspondence with the
London County Council and the Local Government
Board also with medical practitioners and the Officers
of the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the
Chest, with reference to Sanatorium benefit including
the domiciliary treatment of Phthisical persons and
payment for the same.
The work of the Department has also been
materially increased by visits to the homes of insured
consumptives for the purpose of giving advice, etc.
CANCER.
The various forms of malignant disease caused
121 deaths ; all the sufferers except one were over five
years of age, and 103 were over 45. Cancer is a disease
of degeneration and usually attacks people of middle or
advanced age.
The following list shows the organs and parts of