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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 1944
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1944
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NURSING, EXTRA NOURISHMENT AND SHELTERS.
District Nurses visit many patients suffering from Tuberculosis
and being treated at home; 1,055 visits were paid by the nurses
in 1944. A limited provision is made for the supply of extra
nourishment to tuberculous persons, and this usually takes the form
of extra milk; 187 patients received help in this way during the
year. The scheme for the provision of shelters has been continued,
and 2 shelters are at present in use.
TUBERCULOSIS ALLOWANCES MADE UNDER MINISTRY OF HEALTH MEMO. 226/T. Particulars of applications for allowances dealt with under this scheme during the year are as follows:—
| Number of applications considered | 505 |
| Number of new cases during the year | 91 |
| Number of applicants who have received allowances during the year | 121 |
| Renewal applications and cases of changed circumstances reviewed | 270 |
| Applicants found to be ineligible | 114 |