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During 1938 the following work was undertaken :—
Number of sessions held, 12.
Number of new cases seen, 9.
Total number of attendances, 46.
Dentures supplied to 3 persons (two assisted by Finsbury
Borough Council).
On the transfer of the clinic towards the end of the year to
the Health Centre, the Dental work has been undertaken in the
Dental Department established there. Six cases under treatment in
the Municipal Dispensary at Whiskin Street were transferred to this
Department and two further cases were recommended.
Supply of Clothing for Dispensary Patients.
Clothing for necessitous patients undergoing residential treatment,
and others at home, is provided when possible by the Care
Committee and other voluntary organisations. The London County
Council, however, supplies this for those in hospital on a certificate
from the Medical Officer of Health that it cannot be provided by
the patient, his family, or charitable sources.
Nursing Services.
The Council have an arrangement with the Metropolitan
District Nursing Association whereby this society provides such
nursing services as are required in cases of tuberculosis on the
request of the Tuberculosis Officer; 28 patients were referred last
year, and in these cases 948 visits were made by the nurses.
Provision of Beds.
The Borough Council supplies beds, bedding, bed rests, and
other nursing requisites when these are recommended by the
Tuberculosis Officer in order to prevent the spread of infection, or
to make the lot of the patient easier. Very wide and extensive
powers in this connection are given to the Borough Council by
Clause 12 of the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930,
which enable a local authority to supply all facilities and articles
which may reasonably be required for removing conditions which
favour infection.
Fourteen beds and bedding remained on loan to patients and
one bed and bedding was loaned to a further patient during the
year.