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22. Bishop King's Charity.
23. Barclay Road Mission.
24. Twynholm Hall.
25. National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children.
26. Society for the Protection of Women and Children.
27. Rescue Workers.
28. German Mission.
29. The Distress Committee.
30. The Poor Law Guardians.
To which may be added a considerable amount of
sporadic and individual charity.
The number of families found to be in touch with
one or more of these agencies was 163. The Board
of Guardians has recently dealt with 119, about half
of these being for medical relief only, the remainder
being almost chronically in receipt of some form of
Poor Relief. Also during the past year out of 176
families who, as we have noted, have children of
school age, 114 families have had school dinner at
one or other of 22 schools. Several of those received
both breakfasts and dinners, and many have been
almost continuously on the feeding list. One woman
whose children are dirty and ill-disciplined, in expressing
her appreciation of this form of help, explained
that she found the saving of their food useful in
paying school fines. If, then, we include the Police,
School Attendance Officer, Special Officer, Sanitary
Inspector and Tuberculosis Visitor, and if we allow
but one visitor only from the official and unofficial
bodies above enumerated, we have at least 65 representative visitors dealing with this area.
The problem of dealing with the evils I have
enumerated is indeed difficult, but must be faced by
the Sanitary Authority. It is, in my opinion, much
to be regretted that the whole of this area, comprising
Heckfield Place and the Avenues, together with the
houses in Fulham Road backing on them, was not