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Tuberculosis Dispensaries.—The Council's Dispensary is situated in Maxey Road,
Plumstead, and there is a branch Dispensary at 179, Well Hall Road, Eltham, but
in accordance with the Minister of Health's instructions, the figures are shown for
the Borough as a whole and not for individual Dispensaries.
The main Dispensary is open every week-day but an evening session is held,
instead of an afternoon one, on Thursdays. Eight separate clinical sessions in
all are held for men, for women and for children.
The branch Dispensary is open on three half-days a week—Monday afternoons
for men, and Wednesday and Friday mornings for women and children.
At the end of the year the staff consisted of one whole-time Tuberculosis Officer,
two part-time Tuberculosis Officers, three Tuberculosis Visitors, one SecretaryDispenser
and one Clerk. During the year Mrs. Morrison, who had been Lay Organiser
since February, 1922, resigned, and in filling the vacancy the Council decided
to make the Clerk-Dispenser, who was specially trained for the purpose, responsible
for all the clerical work and social services of the Tuberculosis scheme as well as
for dispensing, and to appoint a whole-time girl clerk. Mrs. M. Prestige, one of the
Tuberculosis Visitors, resigned her appointment on 31st October, and Miss E. N.
Little was appointed to the vacancy so created but did not commence duty until
1st January, 1934. During the year one of the Tuberculosis Visitors attended a
refresher course.
The total number of attendances at the Dispensaries was 4,446. In this connection
it is interesting to point out that 68.25 per cent. of the persons notified
during 1933 attended the Dispensaries. The corresponding percentage in 1932
was 89.7, and in 1931, 78.93. A return of the work of the Dispensaries is given
in Table No. 56.