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Home Treatment.
During 1919 155 patients received domiciliary treatment
from the Dispensary Medical Officer. 320 visits were paid
during the year.
2,136 visits were paid by the Dispensary nurses during the
year.
202 houses were reported to the Medical Officer of Health
for sanitary action.
Institutional Treatment.
During 1919 96 patients were sent to Sanatoria or other
Institutions, 70 of whom were insured persons.
Day Sanatorium or Open-air School.
The London County Council, having acquired Springwell
House, Clapham Common North Side, transferred the Openair
School held in Battersea Park, which had been found to
be inadequate and unsuitable, to the new premises. The
Medical Officer of the Battersea Dispensary for Consumption
and a nurse supervise the health of the children attending the
school.
Incidence of Tuberculosis.