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After review by the Committee of its membership the
following Bodies were invited and accepted representation on
the Committee: —
British Bed Cross Society, Miss K. Karslake.
Ministry of National Assistance, Mr. C. Evans.
Ministry of National Insurance, The Manager.
The Ranyard Nurses, Miss S. Burkin.
We regret to record the death of Mr. Alfred Collins, an
immediate past member, who has served the Committee for
many years.
The Committee continued its functions during the year.
These included financial and other assistance to patients, the
raising of funds by voluntary subscriptions through the
Christmas Seal Sale, the reference to other Bodies and
organisations and generally to see that patients' needs were
met where circumstances necessitated action.
Most of the cases which the Committee considered were
referred to it by the medical staff and health visitors of the
Chest Clinic, who, in their daily contact with patients at the
clinic or their homes, know where need exists, and to whom
patients readily air their troubles and anxieties both before
and after treatment away from home.
The work carried out by the Committee during the year
1950 is given in detail below. It is by the generous response
to the Christmas Seal Sale, mainly on the part of the citizens
of Camberwell, that the Committee is able to continue its work
of assistance to those who are in need.
It is interesting to record that Camberwell collected the
highest amount of money throughout the Metropolitan Boroughs
in the Christmas Seal Sale for the year ended 31st March, 1950.
We are indebted to the London County Council to the
extent of £30 from the Sunday cinematograph entertainments
which was received during the year.
The Handicraft class continued to meet each Friday during
the year between 2 and 4 p.m. During the first six months there
was a Roll of sixteen students with an average attendance of
twelve; during the second six months there was a Roll of
eleven students with an average attendance of eight. Of the
students who left the class, three became fit for work and the
other two moved from the Borough.
The work learnt and carried out by the class included
leather work, glove making, cane work, seagrass stool making,
lampshade making, embroidery and needlework.