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Camberwell 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following is a list of the type of assistance given and the number of patients assisted by the Committee during the year:—
| Assistance given. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 55 |
| Pocket money while in hospital | 15 |
| Wireless: repair, rental and licences | 6 |
| Fares of relatives to distant sanatoria | 79 |
| Taxi fare | 6 |
| Holiday for patients | 6 |
| Board and lodging to relative | 2 |
| Household removals | 4 |
| Loan of bedside comforts | 94 |
| Loan of beds | 40 |
| Supply of bedding where L.C.C. are unable to assist | 63 |
| Loan of jigsaw puzzles | 275 |
| Re-housing advance rent | 1 |
| Children "sitter" during hospital visit | 2 |
| Hire purchase payments | 5 |
| Payment of house insurance | 1 |
All the above were assisted from the voluntary fund.
The National Assistance Board is able to give financial
assistance in some cases. In certain circumstances they can
also give additional monies to purchase clothing, bedding, pay
fares and hire purchase payments. After investigation the
Secretary referred 172 patients to the Board for assistance.
During the year close co-operation with the voluntary
organisations in the Borough was maintained: The British
Red Cross Society, Family Welfare Association, Legal Advice
Bureau, Nursing Associations, Invalid Childrens' Aid Association,
Soldiers, Sailors and Air Force Families Association and the
Women's Voluntary Services. We thank them for their
assistance. We also thank the official Bodies who have always
readily given advice.
We record our thanks to our honorary officers: Mrs.
Cecilia Greenwell, the Organiser to the Christmas Seal Sale and
Mr. H. Smith, Borough Treasurer to the Committee.
J. LEONARD, Secretary.
A. F. CROSSMAN, Chairman.
NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis.
Only one case of this disease came to the notice of the
Public Health Department. This was in the person of a woman
who was removed to hospital in February stated to be suffering
from poliomyelitis. The diagnosis was subsequently amended