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Special facilities at Hospitals, & c.
The Tuberculosis Dispensary has been linked up with Guy's
Hospital for the purpose of providing observation beds and special
facilities for treatment and diagnosis. The authorities and medical
staff at Guy's have agreed to undertake this work free of charge.
Arrangements have also been made for the taking of X-ray photographs
at a charge of 7s. 6d. each, and pneumothorax treatment at
Brompton Hospital at 10s. 6d. per refill.
Tuberculous subjects attend at our Municipal Dental Clinic at
110, Grange Road. A special fortnightly session is set aside for
these patients.
The following is the scheme for the distribution of extra
nourishment.
Supply of extra nourishment to Tuberculosis Persons.
(1) Extra nourishment comprises milk, eggs, butter, oatmeal.
(2) It is supplied only to necessitous tuberculous persons of
the borough.
(3) Extra nourishment is only supplied on the recommendation
of the Tuberculosis Officer, after investigation of the conditions
by the Dispensary Nurse.
(4) The period for which extra nourishment is given is fixed
by the Tuberculosis Officer, and decided on medical grounds.
It is estimated that the expenditure for next year will be as
follows:—
Salaries and Wages £2,456
Rents, Rates, Insurance, &c. 98
Drugs, " Tuberculin," Medical Appliances, &c. 100
Repairs and Maintenance 142
Fuel, Lighting and Water 80
Telephones 25
Carried forward £2,901