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Hammersmith is now in communication with the West London Hospital
for the establishment of a dispensary.
In Stoke Newington the question of the provision of a Municipal
Dispensary is under consideration.
In Westminster a scheme foi the establishment of dispensaries in
connection with 2 of the general hospitals is at piesent under consideration.
There are Voluntary Dispensaries in—Battersea,
Bermondsey,
Fulham,
Islington,
Kensington.
Paddington,
St. Marylebone,
St. Pancras,
Stepney,
Woolwich.
The question is still under consideration in Battersea and Bermondsey.
In Fulham the Council contribute £300 per annum and the estimated number
of persons treated is 1,926. The Council elect three members on the Committee or
one-sixth.
In Islington a special committee is considering the question of providing
dispensaries in co-operation with local hospitals.
In Kensington the Council propose to pay 100 pounds a year to the Dispensary
Committee for treatment of cases in North Kensington, and Is. 6d per head to the
Brompton Hospital for each patient's attendance for persons resident in South
Kensington.
In Paddington the dispensary has offered to undertake the treatment of
uninsured persons for £500 per annum. It is proposed to make arrangements for
special treatment at St. Mary's Hospital and at the Children's Hospital,
Paddington Green.
In St. Marylebone there are two Voluntary Dispensaries, one being in
connection with the Central Fund and it is proposed to pay £100 per annum to
each dispensary.
In St. Pancras the Council do not at present contribute, but the question is
now under consideration. The Council elect six out of a total of 18 members on
the Committee of the dispensary which is not in connection with the Central Fund.