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meeting held on the 6th November, 1912; a previous meeting having been
held on the 16th October, 1912.
Resolution 1.—That in the opinion of this provisional committee the
Borough Council should formulate a scheme for the establishment of a Tuberculosis
Dispensary.
Resolution 2.—That the Committee of Management of the Tuberculosis
Dispensary should be constituted as follows:—
The Borough Council (7 representatives).
The District Insurance Committee (2 representatives).
The Medical Profession of the Borough (adequate representation).
The Medical Officer of Health for the Borough.
Agreed unanimously.
Resolution 3.—That a copy of the foregoing resolution should be
forwarded to the Public Health Committee of the Borough of Islington.
Agreed. Nem. con.
I have the honour to remain,
Yours faithfully,
VICTOR HORSLEY,
Late Chairman of the Provisional Committee.
I have already shown that representation on the Tuberculosis Dispensary
Committee from other bodies has much to recommend it, although I think
it is essential that the Borough Council should have the final and controlling
voice in all matters that might have to be decided by it.
It is for you to say, if you recommend the Council to establish a
dispensary, as I have no doubt you will, whether the proposal is acceptable or
not; but in the interest of the smooth working of such an institution, I think
that you ought favourably to entertain it, particularly as I have reason to
believe that it would be sanctioned by the Local Government Board.
Finally I would like to remind you that only one-third of the people of
this borough are insured persons—and therefore more or less medically
provided for—while there are nearly two-thirds, and these for the most
part poor, and the most fruitful source of the spread of the disease, who
are unprovided for, and by whom the benefits of a dispensary are most required.
They are not paupers. They are nobody's children, and they will look to
you for that medical benefit which their more fortunate brothers will possess
in the future.