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The Interim Tuberculosis After-Care Committee for Greenwich
continue to press upon the notice of the Public Health Committee
of this Council:—
(1) The need for an Institution or Home in which advanced
cases can be properly cared for, thereby removing such active
foci of infection from amidst generally impoverished families in
which they occur. Up to the present, however, nothing satisfactory
has been accomplished.
(2) The need for providing a Working Centre in Greenwich for
patients discharged from Sanatoria, cured, but partially disabled
by the disease. A Scheme has been put forward for consideration
both by the London County Council and the Ministry of Health,
and the London County Council have decided that the principles
which should govern the provision of this character should be
examined by a competent body which should include persons with
special knowledge of Tuberculosis, Industry, Trade Union conditions,
Public Assistance, and of Insurance. These principles
would be of national application, and they accordingly suggest
that the Ministry of Health be recommended to institute an
inquiry as to the steps which should be taken to provide suitable
employment for tuberculous members of urban population, and a
representation has been made to the Ministry of Health as to the
desirability of instituting an inquiry on these lines.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Committee at their meeting
held in January, 1920, reported to the Council that they had given
consideration to a report on the question of the necessity for extending
and developing the Maternity and Child Welfare work of the
Borough, particularly in connection with the extension of the
Infant Consultation Centres and the Health Visiting work.
It was pointed out that as many as 80 children attended the
Centres quite regularly each session, and that therefore it was not
possible for the Medical Officer to give sufficient personal attention
to each of these cases in the time allotted, viz., one afternoon per
centre. It therefore appeared necessary that the Maternity Medical
Officer should devote an additional morning or afternoon to the
Consultation work at each of the Centres.
The necessity existed for daily attention being given to cases
where children were suffering from ear, nose or throat trouble, eczema,