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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
(a) Main Dispensary at 96, East Hill, Wandsworth—
Serves the areas Putney, Southfields, Fairfield, Springfield and North
Clapham.
Sessions—Monday Morning & Afternoon.
Tuesday Evening (7.0 p.m.) for those at work.
Thursday Morning & Afternoon.
Saturday Morning (for School Children).
(b) Branch Dispensary at 114, Gosberton Road, Balham—
Serves the areas Streatham, Tooting, Balham and South Clapham.
Sessions—Tuesday Morning & Afternoon.
Thursday Evening (7.0 p.m.) for those at work.
Friday Morning.
Dispensing.—Most insured patients undergoing domiciliary
treatment are supplied with the necessary medicines by their
insurance practitioners. Non-insured patients, however, both
adults and children, have medicines dispensed in accordance with
their medical requirements.
Dispensing Sessions are as follows:—
(a) Main Dispensary All Sessions.
(b) Branch Dispensary Tuesday, morning and afternoon.
Thursday evening.
Visitors.—The three Tuberculosis Visitors have each a
definite area in the Borough, and each patient is encouraged to
attend the session during which the visitor is in attendance.
Institutional Treatment.—The responsibility for Institutional
Treatment of all persons now rests with the London County
Council. Under this arrangement, all applications for treatment in
residential institutions are made to the County Medical Officer
of Health, whether the person is insured or not, and uniformity of
procedure has resulted. The arrangements include the provision
of observation beds for cases of difficulty, where special investigations
are required in order to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
These beds have proved of considerable help in dealing with cases
of this nature.