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these families was assumed by the Social Services Department,
and the remaining three families continued to be visited by the
Health Department Social Workers.
Chest Clinics
There are in the Borough three Chest Clinics; Wandsworth,
in the Municipal Buildings; Battersea, in St.John's Hospital, St.
John's Hill; and Balham, in the Department of Thoracic Medicine
at St.James' Hospital, St.James's Drive. The first two clinics
draw their patients mainly from the Borough but the last-named
draws patients also from the adjoining London Borough of Lambeth.
Close liaison continues between the staffs of the Chest Clinics
and the Health Department and there is active co-operation on all
aspects of the work. I am grateful to the Chest Physicians and
their staffs for their help and guidance on matters relating to the
prevention and control of tuberculosis on the occasions when we
have sought their guidance.
The Annual Report of the Battersea Chest Clinic Care Committee
follows. Unfortunately, owing to the protracted illness of the
Secretary to the Wandsworth Tuberculosis Care Committee, the
Annual Report on the work of that Committee was not available
at the time of publication of this report. I should like to thank
both Care Committees for the excellent work they have carried
out during the year in helping patients suffering from diseases
of the chest.
Statistics relating to tuberculosis will be found in Part 2 of
this report.
Dr.P.C.Anderson, the Consultant Chest Physician at the Balham
Chest Clinic, retired in March after many years of distinguished
service to which appropriate tributes were paid by both the Health
Committee and the Council. He has been succeeded by Dr.F.J.C.
Millard to whom a warm welcome is extended.