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(b) the London County Council was asked to continue to
co-operate through its school organisation.
(c) advertisements, were issued in the local Press.
(d) Social Clubs and other organisations in the borough
were asked to, co-operate.
The immunisation clinics at the council's Tuberculosis
Dispensary and the Maternity, and Child Welfare Clinic at 54 West
Ferry Road functioned throughout the year.
Summary of all immunisations:-
a. at Borough council clinics 724
b. at London County Council centres 182
c. by Private Practitioners 41
947
ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EPIDMIC. (M.H.C. 196/1945)
After conferring with veirious local organisations (nursing
and social) a scheme was prepared but, fortunately, circumstances did
not arise to require it to be put into Operation.
TUBERCULO SIS.
Dispensary Clinics; Mondays 6 p.m.
Tuesdays 2 p.m.
Thursdays 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Fridays 10 a.m.
Number of new cases examined 306; contacts 194 = 500
(Tuberculous 110; non-tuberculous 364; diagnosis inconplete 26)
Number of attendances at the Dispensary 3099
Number of visits to hones by Health Visitors 552l
Number of sputum specimens examined 342
Number of X-ray examinations at St. Andrew's Hosp. 593
Additional Statistics. In addition to the 5521 visits paid
by the Health Visitors for Dispensary purposes 159 non-Dispensary
visits wore paid under the Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations. 1930.
Reports to Chairmen of Medical Boards 31
Patients sent away for institutional treatment 176
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from
Dispensary during the year 68
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment from
Dispensary at 31st December 31
Reports on child contacts to Divisional School
Medical Officers 56
Letters to General Practitioners concerning patients 269
Reports to General Practitioners on official forms 43
Progress reports fron General Practitioners 1
Clinical reports to London County Council 128
Reports to Ministry of Pensions 7
Shelters on loan during the year 0
Shelters on loan on 31st December 0
Beds and. bedding on loan during the year 6
Beds and bedding on loan at 31st December 4
During the year 6 children were boarded out under the London
County Council contact scheme.
During the year 25 new cases and 22 old cases have attended
Brompton, Colindale, London Chest and St, Andrew's Hospitals
for 622 artificial pneumothorax refills.