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CITY OF LONDON TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
The City of London Tuberculosis Dispensary at St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
which was opened on the 3rd November last, will, I hope, prove of considerable value
in combating the spread of consumption. The rapidity of development of the
Dispensary is affected to a large extent by the degree of publicity which attends its
establishment, and with the object of ensuring that as large a section of the public as
possible were made aware of the facilities that were available the following action was
taken.
Communications were addressed to:—
(1) The Press.
(2) The several Exchanges throughout the City.
(3) The National Union of Clerks.
(4) The London Clerks' Association.
(5) The various City Dispensaries.
(6) The Ward Beadles.
(7) The Ward Clerks.
(8) The Vestry Clerks.
(9) The Secretary, Cripplegate Institute.
(10) The Secretary, Bishopsgate Institute.
(11) The City Clergy.
(12) The Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
(13) The Occupiers of all Factories, Workshops and Workplaces throughout
the City.
(14) To Wharfingers and Occupiers of Houses and Dwellings, &c.,
throughout the City.
(15) To Medical Men practising within the City.
(16) And to the various City Dispensaries.
These communications were accompanied by a pamphlet on the "Precautionary
Measures which should be observed by Tuberculous Patients" (see Appendix F) and
a printed notice signed by the Town Clerk drawing attention to the Dispensary.
In addition to the above, communications were addressed to the County Councils,
Metropolitan Borough Councils, and other Local Authorities situated within a radius of
twenty miles of London.
It is satisfactory to note that some of these Councils have appreciated the attitude
adopted by the Corporation in this matter, and are giving publicity to the scheme.
Notices drawing attention to the Dispensary have also been exhibited in prominent
places throughout the City.