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56.
REPORT BY THE TUBERCULOSIS OFFICER
(DR. P. L. T. BENNETT) ON THE WORK OF THE
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
Fulham Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Annual Report, 1928.
The work of the Dispensary during the year 1928
has been carried out on similar lines to those of the
preceding year and no alterations in the routine have
been made.
There have been certain changes in the personnel
of the Dispensary both in the medical and clerical
departments. Nurse Tinnion left to be married in June,
and was succeeded by Miss Carmichael; and Miss Step,
assistant clerk, left at the end of June and her place was
taken by Miss Holah.
I regret to record that Dr. G. F. Hardy was absent
on account of ill-health during the early part of the year,
returning to duty in April and during his absence, Dr.
Soutar acted as locum tenens on three days each week.
Dr. Hamilton left Fulham at the end of September
to take up the appointment as Tuberculosis Officer for
the districts of Hackney and Stoke Newington at the
Metropolitan Hospital, his departure being very greatly
regretted both by other members of the Dispensary Staff
and also by the patients. During the interval between
his departure and the arrival of the new Tuberculosis
Officer, the work was carried on by Dr. Hardy with the
assistance of Dr. Emslie.
In spite of a certain amount of disruption inevitable
in all these changes, the work of the Dispensary has been
well-maintained, as can be readily seen by inspection of
the year s statistics, a summary of which is appended at
the end of this report.