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The Woolwich. Borough Council maintains six beds; three
of these are intended to provide two months' rest and open-air
treatment, and to teach patients how they may avoid infecting
others, and how they may be able to continue the treatment on
their return home. The other three beds are for the further
treatment of such patients as require it, and are likely to derive
permanent benefit during a period not exceeding four months,
Begulations and Conditions of Admission.
(1) All applications for admission must be sent to the Medical
Officer of Health, Public Health Department, Woolwich.
(2) Applicants must have resided at least twelve months in
the Borough of Woolwich, and must be persons who are
not in a position to pay the fees required at self-supporting
Sanatoria. Only cases in an early stage of consumption
are admitted.
(3) Forms of Application can be obtained from the Medical
Officer of Health; these must be filled up by the applicant's
medical attendant, and presented to the Medical
Officer of Health, who will decide as to the suitability of
the applicant for admission.
(4) Patients will be supplied at the Sanatorium with a
thermometer, for which a charge of 1s. 6d. will be made,
and must be provided with a pocket spitting flask. This
can be obtained at the Public Health Department,
price 5d.
(5) The station for the Sanatorium is Reading, which is
reached from Waterloo Station (S.W. Railway). A conveyance
is sent to meet patients, for which the charge
is 4s. open or 6s. 6d. closed. Only light luggage
allowed.
(6) Patients must take with them a pair of warm slippers,
strong walking boots (goloshes or snow boots in winter
are desirable), a mackintosh or strong overcoat, a rubber
hot-water bottle, and a rug.