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the Ministry of Health, such work being co-ordinated with the work of
the Central Dispensary and of the Council's Public Health Department
as laid down in the Lambeth Scheme. Miss Cummins is
responsible for the "after care" organisation of the Inner (Northern)
Districts of the Borough. This amended scheme with St. Thomas's
Hospital was approved by the Ministry of Health, on Nov. 24th, 1924.
No tuberculosis "care" Committee for the Borough has been
appointed, the work being carried out by the Officers mentioned 011
behalf of the Council.
Valuable assistance has been given to the work of the Council in
connection with ex-service men (tuberculous) and their families by the
Emergency Help Fund of the British Red Cross and the United
Services Fund.
Dental Treatment of Tuberculosis Patients.
The new Scheme which came into operation on October 1st,
1924, is working satisfactorily. The fees payable are a flat rate of (not
exceeding) 5s. per attendance, with an additional fee for anaesthetic
of 5s. per attendance for extractions, scalings, fillings and other dental
treatment, excluding dentures, which are charged for as follows:—
Upper or lower dentures (not exceeding) £2 10s. each, upper and
lower dentures (not exceeding) £5.*
* Dentures are paid for by the Council (wholly or partly) only when such are
certified as essential for effective treatment). •