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but they are all implicated in the taking over of the Dispensary,
which is, therefore, an indispensable preliminary to a general
improvement in this work."
On 6th July, 1920, the following resolutions were passed by
the Council and recommended by the Public Health Committee,
namely: —
Subject to the approval of the Ministry of Health
and the London County Council, and also the Finance
Committee submitting any necessary estimate:
(a) That the Dispensary be taken over by the
Borough Council, and be run as a part of
the Public Health Service.
(b) That the Medical Officer of Health be the
Chief Tuberculosis Officer.
(c) That Dr. Darroch be Assistant Tuberculosis
Officer at the Dispensary, and have the
status of an Assistant Medical Officer of
Health.
(d) That Dr. Connan be Second Assistant
Tuberculosis Officer.
(e) That the two nurses and the dispenser be
retained, and that the present Secretary,
Miss Dutch, be given the status of an Assistant
Clerk in the Public Health Department."
These resolutions still stand, so all that is necessary now is
for the Committee to get the sanction of the Ministry of Health
and the London County Council to complete the necessary
arrangements for carrying out the original intentions of the
Council. As some nine months have elapsed since that period,
it will be necessary to make one or two additions to the above
resolutions, and also to reconsider the expenses of running the
Dispensary, in the light of the experience of the Dispensary
Committee since that date. It will also be necessary, in order to
complete the scheme, to have the Dispensary linked up with