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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1925
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925
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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
pneumo-thorax 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 TUBERCULOUS 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:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Salaries of Medical Staff | 1100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. Nurses | 525 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Salaries of other Staff employed at the Dispensary | 438 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Rent, loan charges, rates, taxes, insurance | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Heating and lighting | 258 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Drugs and medical appliances | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Special Treatment, etc. (e.g, X-ray examinations) | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Dental treatment | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Extra nourishment | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Travelling expenses of staff | 6 | 0 | 0 |