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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 123
Apparatus—including microscope weighing
machine, laryngoscope, clinical thermometers,
steriliser, hypodermic
syringes, centifuge, incubator, and
other bacteriological apparatus £80
£120
Maintenance—
Salaries—
Medical Officers,—3 at £100 £300
(Each Medical Officer would be in
attendance two afternoons each week,
and would also visit selected cases at
home.)
Nurse, appointed as Sanitary Inspector
and Health Visitor, at £120 to £150
per annum, part repayable by London
County Council £75
Caretaker, also acting as porter and
clerk (house, gas and coals provided) £50
Rent £45
Rates, Taxes, Water, etc. £20
Coals and gas £10
Drugs, including Tuberculin £200
£700
"VIII.—Duties of Medical Officers:—
(1.) To attend at Dispensary at specified hours, for
examination and treatment of cases.
(2.) To visit selected cases at home unable to attend at
Dispensary.
(3.) To examine contacts sent to Dispensary.
(4.) To make bacteriological examinations of sputum.
(5.) To enter on forms details of examination and treatment.
(6.) To prepare and forward fortnightly reports on
prescribed forms to the Medical Officer of Health,
for the information of the Council.