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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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The Committee, through its Secretary, Miss Talbot Kelly, keeps
in touch with the family whilst the patient is in sanatoria, and their
conditions and prospects receive consideration upon discharge.
Details of the work carried out by the Committee during the year are tabulated below:—
| Cases reviewed | 253 |
| New cases (included in above) | 78 |
| Interviews with patients by Care Committee Secretary:— | |
| (a) At homes of patients | 97 |
| (b) Otherwise | 566 |
| Cases referred to the Hampstead Borough Council:— | |
| (a) For extra nourishment | 17 |
| (b) For dental treatment | 2 |
| Cases referred to the Public Assistance Committee | 19 |
| Cases referred to Service Funds | 6 |
| Cases referred to Voluntary Associations | 20 |
| Cases referred to other Agencies | 16 |
| Cases helped directly through the Care Committee:— | |
| (a) In cash | 32 |
| (b) In clothing | 14 |
Provision of Extra Nourishment.
The Council has voted the sum of £45 for the purpose of providing
extra nourishment (milk, eggs and butter) to the classes of
patients indicated in Circular 257 of the Ministry of Health. During
the year 19 patients received help under this scheme.
The Municipal Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The Dispensary is housed in, and forms part of, the King Edward
VII Memorial (Hampstead Health Institute), situated at the junction
of Kingsgate and Dynham Roads.
The Dispensary is open at the following times:—
Tuesdays, 2 p.m.
Wednesdays, 4 p.m.
Fridays, 4.30 and 8 p.m.
During the year, 198 sessions were held, and 188 new cases (of
which 63 were contacts) were examined. The total attendances of all
kinds numbered 936, an average of 4.7 per session,