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also been made for the taking of X-ray photographs at a charge
of 15s. each, and pneumothorax treatment at Brompton
Hospital at 10s. 6d. per refill.
Tuberculosis 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 Tuberculous Persons:—
(1) Extra nourishment comprises milk and eggs.
(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.
Open-air School.
The Tuberculosis Officer will devote one afternoon a week to
this work. The work of the dispensary nurses will be so arranged
that three-quarters of the time of one nurse will be given to the
school.
It is estimated that the expenditure for next year will be as
follows:—
£
s.
d.
1. Salaries of Medical Staff
1,500
0
0
2. Nurses
620
0
0
3. Salaries of other staff employed at the Dispensary
726
0
0
4. Loan charges, rates, taxes, insurance and telephone
273
0
0
5. Heating and lighting and repairs
291
0
0
6. Drugs and medical appliances
50
0
0
7. Special Treatment, etc., e.g., X-ray examinations
725
0
0
8. Dental treatment
175
0
0
9. Extra nourishment
240
0
0