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3.—Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
Since 5th July, as a result of the changes brought
about by the National Health Service Act, 1946, the provision
of treatment and investigation of Tuberculosis is undertaken
by the Regional Hospital Board. The County Council remain
responsible for the preventive side of the work and the Health
Visitors and Almoners working in the Chest Clinic at the
St. Helier Hospital are employed by the County Council. Threeelevenths
of the Tuberculosis Officer's time is allocated to the
preventive side of the work and is the responsibility of the
County Council.
The sessions held at the Chest Clinic are as follows:—
Morden Patients Tuesdays 9.30-12 noon (new
cases only).
Tuesdays 2-4.30 p.m. (old cases
only).
Thursdays 2-4.30 p.m. (old
cases only).
1st Thursday in month 5-7 p.m.
(old cases only).
Merton and
Raynes Park Patients Mondays 2-4.30 p.m.
Wednesdays 10-12 noon.
Fridays 10-12 noon.
1st Monday in month 5-7 p.m.
(old cases only).
4.—Venereal Diseases.
The treatment, both in-patient and out-patient, of venereal
disease has now become a responsibility of the Hospital Board
and for our area this treatment is mainly carried out at the
St. Helier Hospital, although both Kingston and Croydon
General Hospitals are near enough to serve the area as well. The
preventive side of the work, domiciliary visiting of contacts, etc.,
remains the responsibility of the local health authority and the
County Conucil have appointed two health visitors especially
for this purpose.
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