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Bermondsey 1925

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925

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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
light treatment, 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.
SPECIAL FACILITIES AT HOSPITALS, Etc.
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