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Number of home visits of medical officers 2,079
„ „ „ nurses 2,701
,, of sputum examinations 338
„ found positive 64
„ of children in 1,210 new cases 564
„ of contacts examined 364
The Medical Officer of Health acts as Administrative
Tuberculosis Officer, and is a member of the Tuberculosis
Dispensary Committee.
Scheme for the Treatment of Tuberculosis.
Under the Finance Act, 1911, and National Insurance
Act, a Parliamentary grapt was made for sanatorium treatment
of consumption. The grant is made through the
Local Government Board, who require, before distribution,
the presentation of satisfactory schemes for the treatment,
of tuberculosis. The London County Council was constituted
the authority for providing hospital and sanatorium treatment
for London, and the provision of tuberculosis dispensaries
was allotted to ,the Borough Councils.
The Woolwich Borough Council, in 1913, resolved on a
scheme which involved the taking over of the existing
tuberculosis dispensary as a going concern. The Local
Dispensary Committee was favourable to such an arrangement,
but it was found that the Central Fund, on which the
Local Committee was dependent, was opposed to the proposal.
The scheme consequently had to be altered, and
after prolonged consideration, the following scheme was prepared
and submitted in October to the Local Government
Board, London County Council, and London Insurance Committee,
and is awaiting the approval of these bodies:—