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services are provided. The Tuberculosis Officer (Dr. W. J. Fenton)
is one of the Honorary Physicians to the Hospital and his services are
available when required by any medical practitioner in the Borough,
Social work in connection with the Dispensary cases is carried out
systematically and well by a trained Social Worker.
Details of the work done by the Dispensary will be found on page 83.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council
made a financial grant of £1,000 to Brompton Hospital for the year
commencing 1st April, 1931. An additional sum of £160 for Nurses'
visits to homes of patients was also granted by the Council to the
Hospital and approved by the Ministry of Health.
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT FOR NURSING
MOTHERS AND INFANTS.
The amount of convalescent home treatment provided for nursing
mothers and infants, during the past two years is shown in Table No.
31. During the year four of the cases were sent to Homes free of charge.
The remainder contributed according to their resources. The period of
convalescence granted is two weeks.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1929.
This Act, which came into operation on 1st April, 1960, is intended
to give greater freedom to local authorities in the administration of
Health Services. Under the Act, block grants for these services are
substituted for the former percentage grants. Power is given to local
authorities to extend their existing services without sanction of the
Ministry of Health. Additional expenditure thus incurred must, however,
be borne by the local authority concerned.
Since 1st April, 1980, the functions hitherto performed by Boards of
Guardians and, in the Metropolitan area, by the Metropolitan Asylums
Board, have been, with minor exceptions, transferred to the County
Councils. Responsibility for the control of all London Hospitals and
Institutions directly supported by the rates is thus now vested in the
London County Council. A special provision as to London is made in