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merits and will be sent to a suitable institution as vacancies arise.
At the moment there are no vacancies, but it is desired to have in
hand a number of suitable cases in order that vacancies may be
immediately filled.
Uninsured persons are all persons who are not entitled to sanatorium
treatment as insured persons under the National Insurance
Act.
Yours faithfully,
(Sgd.) W. H. Hamer,
Medical Officer of Health.
F. W. Alexander, Esq., L.R.C.P.,
Borough of Poplar."
Insurance Committee for the County of London and Services of
the Tuberculosis Officer.
On 4th September a letter was received from the Clerk of the Insurance
Committee for the County of London, with reference to the Town
Clerk's letter of 18th June last that the services of the Tuberculosis Officer
of the Poplar Dispensary would be available for any purpose required
by the Insurance Committee, that he had been directed to state that the
Committee now propose to refer to him (the Tuberculosis Officer) for examination
all applications received from insured persons residing within
the Borough; and that he would be glad to know whether such applications
should be forwarded direct to Dr. Cullen. The Medical Officer of
Health replied that it would be desirable to forward such applications
direct to Dr. Cullen, at the Dispensary, 135, Bow Road.
Deaths, Tubercular Diseases and Phthisis—
Number and Rates see pages 36 and 38.
Disinfection of Rooms and Articles see page 124.
Milk and Dairies Act, see page 194.