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The Medical Officer in Charge of the dispensary will render the following services:—
(i.) Undertake the treatment of persons resident in the City of London and non-residents
working therein who may present themselves for treatment, subject to the rules of
admission being observed.
(ii.) Undertake the necessary clerical work which may be entailed by the keeping of
records of patients, recording conditions observed on visiting the homes of patients
resident within the City of London, and conducting the necessary correspondence.
(iii.) Undertake the examination of "contacts" and "suspects." These examinations
would usually take place at the dispensary, but he would be required to visit the
homes of the patients resident within the City of London in cases where this
was necessary.
(iv.) Perform the duties of "Consulting Officer" within the meaning of the Order of the
Local Government Board of 26th July, 1912, in respect of patients resident
within the City of London.
(v.) Report to any Insurance Committee requiring certificates, and attend the meetings
of the London Insurance Committee when required to do so in his capacity as
Consulting Officer.
(vi.) Furnish such information in his possession as may reasonably be required by any
practitioner attending patients who are also receiving treatment at the dispensary,
(vii.) Furnish information respecting patients who have been under treatment at the
dispensary to the Medical Officers of residential institutions.
(viii.) Send information to the Medical Officer ot Health of the district in which the patient
resides, whether or not the case needs to be notified by the Medical Officer of the
dispensary under the Tuberculosis Regulations, in every case in which a
tuberculous patient residing outside the City attends the dispensary.
(ix.) Visit patients at their homes when requested to do so by the Medical Officer
of Health.
(x.) Furnish the Medical Offical of Health with such information as he may require, and
prepare and submit to the Medical Officer of Health a monthly and Annual
Report.
(xi.) Act generally in respect of matters associated with the dispensary under the
administrative supervision of the Medical Officer of Health, and call at his office
not less than once in each week.
See Meno No. 3 below
The nurse attached to the dispensary will render the following services:—
(i.) Attend at the dispensary at all times during which it is open to receive patients.
(ii.) Assist generally the Medical Officer in Charge of the Dispensary.
(iii.) Visit at their homes the patients resident within the City of London'who are under
treatment at the dispensary for the purpose of ensuring that the instructions of the
Medical Officer are being followed, and of ascertaining whether conditions
prejudicial to the recovery of the patient exist therein.
(iv.) Arrange for the examination of " contacts " and " suspects."
(v.) Keep notes of her visits, and submit the same to both the Medical Officer of Health
and the Medical Officer of the dispensary.
(vi). Obtain for the Medical Officer of Health such information respecting patients as he
may require.
(vii.) Act generally under the directions of the Medical Officer of the dispensary in
respect of work connected with the dispensary.
(viii.) Call on the Medical Officer of Health not less than once each week.
(3.) The nurse must be continuously engaged in this work.