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another was provided with money for shoe repairs, two married
women were granted money to pay their weekly laundry bills,
and another was supplied with coal.
Several other special grants were made, parcels of secondhand
clothing received from individuals and local organisations
were distributed to needy families, and in ten cases the Committee
purchased Christmas gifts for children.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY.
Although the Mass Radiography Unit did not hold a session
for the General Public within our district during the year, there
were, however, several sessions held in surrounding districts, at
which, no doubt, many of our residents attended.
In addition, sessions were held in the large factory groups
in our area, and in these groups alone there were in fact a total
of 2,190 attendances.
These 2,190 persons would not, of course, all be Merton and
Morden residents, but it can be seen from the foregoing facts
that, as mentioned previously in this report, the increase in the
number of notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis is probably
due to the greater numbers coming to light through the work
of the Mass Radiography Unit.
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