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St. George's Hospital,
S.W.l.
22nd April, 1929.
Dear Sir,
Cancer.
I duly received your letter of the 19th instant, concerning payment for Cancer Cases which
may be admitted at the request of your Council and, in reply, the average cost per patient per week
at this Hospital is £4 l1s. 5d. Using this as a basis no doubt you will be able to let me know what
payment your Council would be willing to make towards the cost of the patients' maintenance.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) Jos. Churchfield,
Secretary-Superintendent.
(7) The Willesden General Hospital,
Harlesden Road, NW.10,
11th April, 1929.
Dear Sir,
Treatment of Cancer.
I have to inform you that your letter of the 13th March was considered by the appropriate
Committee at their meeting last evening.
* The Committee wished me to say that the answer to the second paragraph of your letter
is in the affirmative.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) R. J. Hearne,
Secretary.
* (The paragraph referred to asks whether Cancer Cases could be dealt with either for diagnostic
or treatment purposes under existing arrangements at the Hospital.)
APPENDIX F.
CANCER.
REPORT ON SIX MONTHS' WORKING, ENDED 31st MARCH, 1930.
On the 23rd July, 1929, the Council determined to establish Cancer Clinics and to review the
whole position after six months' working.
Establishment of Cancer Clinics.
The Cancer Clinics were established at Health Centre (1), 9, Willesden Lane, Kilburn, N.W.6,
on the first and third Thursdays of the month and at Health Centre (2), 381, High Road, Willesden,
N.W.10, on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
The first Cancer Clinic was held on the first Thursday of October, 1929. From that date
up to the end of March, 1930, being a period of six months, 52 patients have sought advice and made
an aggregate of 109 attendances.
The clinics are held at 7 o'clock in the evening and the sessions last for varying periods. On
one occasion the session was prolonged beyond three hours when 12 patients attended, 8 of them
being new patients. On the average however there were 4.7 attendances per session.
Cancer Publicity.
The establishment of these Centres has been brought to the notice of the public in various
ways. With the co-operation of the Press, articles on Cancer prepared by members of the Medical
Staff of the Council, have been inserted from time to time in the local newspapers. Advertisements
as to the importance of seeking early medical advice where Cancer is suspected, have appeared in the
press on alternate months. Posters emphasising the need for early advice and treatment have been
displayed in the Health Centres and other prominent places, leaflets have been distributed at the
Health Centres as well as to numerous social and health organisations. Medical men practising in
Willesden have also been notified respecting these Clinics and their co-operation has been sought.
In this way the public have had every opportunity of knowing as to the facilities offered by the
Council.