Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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the alternative, for the repayment of the grant, or a proportionate
part of the grant, to the Board. A scheme or order
of the Charity Commissioners will usually be found necessary
in order to validate the agreement."
I have endeavoured in the above to give the fullest available
information respecting the Hackney Borough Tuberculosis Dispensary
Scheme. Many details will, no doubt, require attention during
the initiation of the scheme in order to ensure its smooth working
and to achieve the best results, but these need not cause any
difficulty or anxiety.
In conclusion, I believe the scheme will be found to be well
suited to the requirements of the Borough, and will bring about,
in an economical way, the best results to be obtained from a
Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme.
I remain,
Yours obediently,
J. KING WARRY, M.D., D.P.H., &c.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
Approximate estimate of the cost of maintenance of the
Tuberculosis Dispensaries established in connection with the Victoria
Park Hospital and the Metropolitan Hospital for the year from
1st April, 1914, to 31st March, 1915 (page 122).