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The House Committee of the London Hospital were
willing to enter into a part scheme on the following terms:
(a) An annual retaining fee of £100.
(b) Beds for patients requiring to be warded, 20
shillings weekly.
(c) An inclusive capitation fee (amount to be
settled later) for each patient recommended by the
Medical Officer of Health.
I was informed by Mr. Morris, the Secretary to the
hospital, that they had an arrangement with the London
County Council for the treatment of school children suffering
from Ringworm, Eye, Ear and Throat diseases, &c.,
at the rate of two shillings per case, this to include the
whole of the treatment necessary for cure.
The result of these enquiries was reported to the
Sub-Committee, and I strongly urged the claims of the
London Hospital scheme in preference to the one suggested
by the Victoria Park Hospital, for the following
reasons:—
(1) The Tuberculosis Officer would be on the
staff of the Borough Council.
(2) We should have a dispensary entirely under
the control of the Borough Council, housed in a building
forming part of the Town Hall itself.
The London Hospital, with its staff of medical and
surgical experts (Eye, Ear, Throat, Dental, X Ray and
Finsen Light Departments) second to none in the world,
would be available for consultation and special treatment
for both in- and out-patients.