London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Lambeth 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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specialist treatment and advice for, sufferers of whom during the
year there were, at any one time, about 250 cases receiving
chemotherapy under Chest Clinic control and guidance.
The provision of Tuberculosis Health Visitors and a Welfare
organisation is a London County Council responsibility centred
on the Chest CIinic,. During the year the Health Visitors paid
3 462 visits to homes, 409 patients were given extra nourishment
in the form of milk, eggs and butter under a Council grant, and
28 cases were given home help assistance.