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Bermondsey 1924

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1924

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prohibitive and in others the films themselves have been made by
people who obviously had no special medical knowledge and were
in many respects quite unsatisfactory for our purpose. To a certain
extent, the same difficulty applies to lantern slides, and, of course, the
production of pamphlets and posters is a matter requiring careful
thought and one which takes considerable time.
The following is a detailed estimate of the cost of the foregoing
for a year. It will be remembered, however, that this is only an
approximate estimate and, like other estimates, may be exceeded
or otherwise according to the progress made and to the difficulties
encountered, which are very great, and can only be realised by
those carrying out such an extensive scheme as this :—
Solarium:
£ £ s. d.
Building 1,000
Lamps 100
Preparing Ground 30
Water 25
Additional Tuberculosis Officer 600
Two Nurses 400
Cleaning 70
Rent, Rates, and Taxes 150
Electric Current 300
2,675 0 0
Electric Signs (three) by contract 525 0 0
Cinema, Lantern and Films 350 0 0
Additional Shelters 150 0 0
New Van 150 0 0
Van Driver (Overtime) 20 0 0
Printing 200 0 0
Lectures 50 0 0
Sending Patients to Leysin 900 0 0
Spectroscope 10 0 0
Clerk 236 0 0
£5,266 0 0