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Poplar 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tuberculosis Officer's Report.
Tuberculosis.
The London County Council continued from 1st April, 1937, the
arrangements whereby Tuberculosis Officers of the Metropolitan Boroughs
are deemed to be honorary consultants for tuberculosis in the general
hospitals under the London County Council's control.
The Council's Tuberculosis Dispensary is at No. 1, Wellington Road, Bow, E.3, and the following table shows the accommodation, hours of sessions, etc.:—
| Accommodation. | Day and time of session. | Type of session. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Tuberculosis Officers' Rooms, Dispensary, X-Ray Room, Waiting Room, Dressing Room, accommodation for Health Visitors, Clerks and Resident Caretaker. | Monday, 4.30 p .m. | Children attending School. | |
| Monday ,6 p.m. | Adults who are working. | ||
| Tuesday Thursday Friday | 11a.m. and 2p.m. | Any person not at work or not attending School. | |
X-Ray Apparatus, Tuberculosis Dispensary.
During the year the London County Council informed the Borough
Council they had decided to raise no objection to Borough Councils
installing X-Ray apparatus in Tuberculosis Dispensaries subject to
certain conditions.
The existing X-Ray plant at the Dispensary was unsatisfactory
(this was referred to in the Ministry of Health's letter of July, 1931,
following upon the survey of the health services under the Local Government
Act), and the present X-Ray room was not of a size capable of
taking a modern X-Ray photography plant. By arrangement with the
London County Council, X-Ray photographs of the chest of each patient
were taken at St. Andrew's Hospital and a report sent to the Tuberculosis
Officer. While continuing this arrangement (which had worked very