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182
Cases referred to the Hampstead Borough
Council:—
(a) For extra nourishment 27
(b) For dental treatment 7
Cases referred to the Public Assistance Committee;
Unemployment Assistance Board
and London County Council 33
Cases referred to Service Funds 6
Cases referred to Voluntary Associations 21
Cases referred to other Agencies
Cases helped directly through the Care Committee:—
(a) In cash 33
(b) In clothing 20
Provision of Extra Nourishment.
The Council has voted the sum of £80 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, 23 patients received help under the scheme.
Patients in receipt of Public Assistance are provided with
additional nourishment on the recommendation of the Clinical Tuberculosis
Officer.
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, 10 a.m.
Wednesdays, 2.30 p.m.
Thursdays, 6 p.m.
During the year, 154 sessions were held, and 286 new cases (of
which 107 were contacts) were examined. Altogether, 444 patients
attended the Dispensary in 1938, and the total number of attendances
of all kinds numbered 2,245, an average of 146 per session. The
attendances were 558 more than last year.