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Collection of payments, on behalf of the London
County Council, up to August amount to £143 3s. 6d.
These monies are handed over to the Borough
Treasurer, who transfers them to the County Council.
The staff consists of the Tuberculosis Officer, Dr.
G. I. Davies two Nurses, Dispenser-Secretary and Junior
Clerk.
Nursing Comforts.
The Hammersmith Borough Council has set aside an
annual grant of £15, for the use of the Tuberculosis Care
Committee, in supplying nursing comforts and appliances
to necessitous cases, in pre- and post-sanatorium stages.
These comforts and appliances are given out to patients on
loan, and returned to the Dispensary after use, for disinfection
and further distribution.
The articles consist of rubber ring cushions, bed rests,
aluminium and rubber hot-water bottles, air cushions and
bed pans. &c.
These articles are supplied on loan, to any tuberculous
patient brought to our notice through the usual sources,
and in this respect the co-operation of the Borough Medical
Practitioners, Hospitals and other Associations is requested.
Home nursing is provided by the District Nursing Association.
The following Table shows the number of articles owned
by the Borough Council as Nursing Comforts, and also the
number of patients who have been granted the use of these
articles.