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Chest Clinics
There are in the Borough three Chest Clinics, namely, the Wandsworth
Chest Clinic situated in the Municipal Buildings, the
Battersea Chest Clinic at St. John's Hospital and the Balham Chest
Clinic at St. James' Hospital. The Wandsworth and Battersea
Chest Clinics draw their patients mainly from the Borough but
the Balham Chest Clinic draws patients also from the adjoining
London Borough of Lambeth.
Statistics relating to tuberculosis will be found on pages 17 and
18.
There is close liaison between the Chest Clinics and the staff of
the Health Department and periodic meetings are held between
the three Chest Physicians and the Health Department medical
staff. The welfare officers, tuberculosis visitors and clerical assistants
concerned with the after-care of tuberculous patients are
seconded from the Health Department so that there are close links
at all levels.
Additional benefits are provided for chest clinic patients through
the agencies of the Battersea and Wandsworth Tuberculosis Care
Committees and I have pleasure in appending reports of the
activities of these two Committees during the year. I would like
to place on record my appreciation of excellent work they have
undertaken during the year on behalf of their patients.