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The above staff is a part of the Public Health Department, and
the duties comprise the following :—
(1) Receiving notifications of Tuberculosis on Forms A, B, C.
and D, and keeping a register of these.
(2) Keeping administrative and clinical records of all cases and
suspected cases of Tuberculosis in the Borough.
(3) Supervision and periodical examinations of all cases of
Tuberculosis, including regular visitation of the homes
by a Dispensary Nurse, the giving of advice on hygiene,
and reporting insanitary conditions to the Medical
Officer of Health.
(4) Assisting general practitioners in the diagnosis of Tuberculosis
and advising them as to treatment both in insured and
non-insured cases.
(5) Examination of " contacts."
(6) Special examinations of ex-sailors and ex-soldiers for the
Local Pensions Committee and the Medical Boards
of the Ministry of Pensions.
(7) Giving special treatment, such as " Tuberculin," and giving
medicinal treatment in cases where, for special reasons,
they are not being treated by general practitioners,
Poor Law doctors, or other medical men.
(8) Making recommendations to the London County Council
regarding treatment in residential institutions, and
making progress reports to the London County Council
of cases that have been treated in a sanatorium.
(9) Co-operating with general practitioners in the examination,
supervision and treatment of insured persons.
(10) Acting as Tuberculosis consultant to Bermondsey and
Rotherhithe Hospital. The Tuberculosis Officer visits
the hospital once a week.