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Bethnal Green 1913

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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and that the Hospital, having its staff of Consulting
Physicians, was obviously able to make special provision
in this respect.
20. The scheme suggested by the Hospital
Committee was as follows:—
Regulations.
1. (a) The internal administration to be under
the control of a combined Committee of Management
elected in numbers to be agreed upon from
the Hospital Committee and the Borough Council.
(b) The medical control to be in the hands
of the Medical Staff of the Hospital in co-operation
with the Medical Officer of Health.
(c) The work of the Hospital Out-Patient
Department to be kept separate from that of the
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
2. The Medical Staff to consist of the
following:—
(a) A Tuberculosis Officer.
(b) Physicians attached to the Out-Patient
Department of the Hospital to be available for
consultation by the Tuberculosis Officer. The
number of Physicians would depend on the
arrangements as to days and hours of attendance.
(c) A Throat Specialist. Such Departments
now existing at the Hos-
(d) A Dental Surgeon pital would be available
(e) A Bacteriologist. under arrangements as
to additional cost of
(f) An X-Ray Specialist. maintenance.
3. The department to deal with all such patients
referred to it in the ordinary course and through the
Medical Officer of Health.
4. Domiciliary visitation and examination of