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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 125
"(3.) With regard to the support which the proposed dispensary
would receive from the medical profession, we have to
report that the scheme recommended by us is in accordance with
the views expressed by the deputation which waited upon the
Council on the 26th July last. We also desire to point out that
the dispensary would be entirely under the control of the Council.
The medical profession have neither asked nor suggested that they
should have any control over the scheme when in operation.
"(4.) With regard to the cost of the proposed dispensary,
having carefully reconsidered the subject, we submit the following
amended estimate, in which some additions have been made to
the amounts previously stated, viz. :
Furnishing and fitting up rootns—
Tables, chairs, linoleum, gas or electric
light fittings, laboratory bench, and sink £40
Apparatus—including microscope, weighing
machine, laryngoscope, clinical thermometers,
steriliser, hypodermic
syringes, centifuge, incubatoi\ and
other bacteriological apparatus £80
£120
Maintenance—
Salaries—
Medical Officer (who would also act as
Deputy Medical Officer of Health) £300
Xurse, appointed as Sanitary Inspector
and Health Visitor £120
Caretaker, also acting as porter and clerk
(house, gas, and coals provided) £65
Rent £60
Rates, Taxes, Water, etc £25
Coals and Gas £10
Drugs, including Tuberculin £200
£780