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entered into by the Council and the West London Hospital
and the Empire Rheumatism Council whereby a sum of
£150 was paid to the Empire Rheumatism Council by the
Hammersmith Council under powers conferred upon them
by Section 226 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
This grant is contributed to the West London Hospital
for the part maintenance of the Rheumatism Advisory
Clinic at the Hospital for the treatment of Hammersmith
Residents.
Sections of the agreement are as follows :—
"1. Subject as hereinafter mentioned the Authority
may at any time remove or cause to be removed to the
said hospital any inhabitant of their district who shall
be suffering from any form of chronic rheumatic
disease and the Board shall cause every person so
removed to be received into the said hospital and to be
there provided with proper food and medicines accommodation
and nursing and medical attendance for such
period of time as may be necessary.
2. The Board shall not be bound to receive any patient
who or whose attendant is not furnished with an
admission order signed by the Clerk or the Medical
Officer to the Authority nor (except in case of emergency
to be certified upon such order by the Medical Officer to
the Authority) any patient of whose intended arrival at
the hospital notice has not been given on the preceding
day.
3. In addition to the patients who shall be received
into and remain at the hospital for treatment as aforesaid
the Board shall also receive and supply medical
attention as aforesaid to patients from the Authority's
district who shall attend at the out-patient's Rheumatism
Department of the hospital.