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Woolwich 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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The Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee meets once a
quarter. The Committee have appointed Sub-Committees
which meet as follows:—The General Purposes and Assessments
Sub-Committee once a week, the Finance Sub-Committee
once a month, and the Employment Sub-Committee
and the Grancher Sub-Committee meet as often as
may be necessary. During the year the number of meetings
held by the Committee, including the Sub-Committees, was
55. It has dealt with 256 cases under the London County
Council's scheme for institutional treatment, reported on 400
applications for additional nourishment, and 15 cases requiring
artificial teeth. It has given financial assistance to
31 cases. Five children were sent away to the country under
the Grancher scheme. From various sources during the year
the sum of £150 17s. 8d. was raised and the total expenditure
was £186 16s.
Institutional Treatment. The following table shows the
number of admissions to hospitals, sanatoria, poor law institutions
and training colonies.

TABLE No. 68.

Hospitals.Sanatoria.Infirmary.Training Colonies.
Insured8968394
Uninsured482618
Children5545
19298624