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Hurlingham Lodge Hostel
Hurlingham Lodge is a hostel for ambulent, infective, tuberculous men,
one of three similar establishments in Inner London, the others being
in the London Boroughs of Islington and Lambeth.
Hurlingham Lodge provides accommodation for those who do not require
nursing but need the security of a home with regular good meals, clean
laundry and sympathetic companionship. It is also to the advantage of the
community that, as far as possible, these infective tuberculous people
are segregated from the dangers of close and frequent contact with those
who might be susceptible to contracting the disease.
Residents who are fit to work are encouraged to find employment through
the Disablement Resettlement Officer in the local office of the Department
of Employment. They are also encouraged to join the list of a local general
practitioner who visits the hostel regularly and, in addition, maintains
health surveillance of the staff. A Senior Medical Officer from the staff
of the Director of Health Services also visits the hostel,
Recommendations for admission are received from the Chest Physicians at
Chest Clinics in the London Boroughs and from hospitals in and outside
London. The Medical Officer of Health of the Borough in which the patient
was formerly resident is asked to accept financial responsibility, and
residents are requested to contribute towards their maintenance, according
to their means. Admissions are arranged as and when vacancies occur.
The condition of residents is reviewed periodically to establish the need
for continued residence.
There is accommodation for 28 at the hostel and at the end of 1971 there
were 2 men awaiting admission.
The Health Education Service
Hammersmith's Health Education Service has gained an international
reputation for being in the foreground of local authority endeavour in
Britain as a co-ordinating unit in specific and general education for
health and social services. Major developments have been an extension of
(1) The DESIGN FOR LIVING permanent health education EXHIBITION at
2-6 Fulham Broadway, SW6 IAA.
(2) Campaigns with impact attracting world wide attention in such
subjects as sexually transmitted infections, social drinking, drugs,
home safety.
(3) Appraisal, research and evaluation projects, together with followup,
Borough designed booklets, posters and unique Programmed
Learning techniques using five systems for individual and group
work in health education themes.
Current national interests in co-ordination of statutory and voluntary
endeavours reflects the Hammersmith initiative in a service that has the
closest liaison with government departments and agencies, national
associations, international organisations, together with the significant
contribution of the field workers in the cause of preventive medicine,
fully supported by the health education service contribution to local
societies, education, hospital, medical, social services, and by massive
propaganda designed to inform the public in practical terms for Good
Health and Safer Living.
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