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(ix) Central Dispensary.
Arrangements are now in force by which dental treatment is
provided at King's College Hospital (Out-patient Department) for
patients from the Central Dispensary. Payment is made at an
agreed rate by the Lambeth Borough Council to the Hospital, and
contributions are collected at the Dispensary from such patients
as are able to afford to contribute, and where possible, from
Approved Societies, etc. During 1925, 9 patients were referred
for such dental treatment, at a net cost to the Borough Council of
£15 for the year in connection with 5 extractions and 4 full
dentures.
N.B.—This statement does not represent the whole of the
dental work afforded to tuberculosis patients in attendance at
the Central Dispensary, as it does not include those patients
who go to private dentists rather than attend at an out-patients
dental department of a General Hospital.
Branch Dispensary.
All patients recommended for dental treatment by the Tuberculosis
Officer are seen in the Dental Department of the Hospital
(St. Thomas's), and dentures (partial or complete) are provided
after approval by the Dental Surgeon. A grant towards the cost
is given by the Borough Council when necessary, and this grant
amounted to a net sum of £16 for the year 1925 in connection
with 5 extractions (one with anaesthetic) and 4 full dentures.
N B. — This atatement represents the total net expenditure
for the year 1925, but does not represent the whole of the
dental work afforded to tuberculosis patients at St. Thomas's
Hospital dental department), as separate records were not
available for the whole of the year 1925. but will be so for
future years. Hospital dental treatment (out-patients department)
is not favoured by patients.
(x) Central Dispensary.
Patients who are confined to bed in their own homes are
referred to local Nursing Institutions for attendance by nurses,
and are visited, also, by the Council's Tuberculosis Nurses, as
required.