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Arrangements are almost completed for emigrating to Australia the relatives
of one young patient who died in October. This family has met with many
misfortunes since the death of the father a few years ago, and it is hoped to give
them a fresh start under happier conditions. It was expected that the brother
(aged 16) who is being sent, through the Scottish Corporation, to a Government
farm, would have left before Christmas, but the date of sailing is not yet fixed.
The mother and sister, who are being sent out through the Salvation Army, expect
to sail in March; they will be met on arrival and suitable positions found for them.
The I.T.C.C. has no funds of its own, but it tries—in various small ways—
to smooth out difficulties that arise, and, in cases where necessity is found, it
strives to bring the patient, or the patient's family, in touch with agencies that
can assist. By "doing the odd jobs" it endeavours to assist in the great struggle
to drive this preventable scourge of Tuberculosis from our land.
H. M. MATHIESON.
Hon. Secretary.
Holborn Tuberculosis Care Committee.
During the year a scheme was prepared for the establishment of a permanent
Tuberculosis Care Committee for the Borough. The scheme as approved by the
Council, the Ministry of Health and the London County Council, includes
representatives of the Borough Council, the Tuberculosis Dispensary, the London
County Council, the London Insurance Committee, che Holborn Board of
Guardians, the Charity Organisation Society, the Invalid Children's Aid
Association, the Children's School Care Committee, Almoners of Hospitals,
Metropolitan Nursing Association, Holborn War Pensions Committee, and other
social workers
The scheme provided for the Committee to take over the work of the Interim
Committee from 1st April, 1923.
Home Nursing for Tuberculosis Patients.
It is unfortunate that owing to the difficult economic conditions that this
useful addition to the Tuberculosis Dispensary Service in the Borough cannot be
approved by the Ministry of Health. The Council have on two occasions, included
a moderate provision for such nursing in the annual estimates, but the Ministry
of Health have not yet been able to accede to the Council's request, to incur
expenditure for this purpose.
The service would be most useful both for diagnostic purposes and for nursing
patients whose removal to hospital is not practicable or where removal for some
reason is necessarily delayed.
Dental Clinic for Tuberculous Persons.
Arrangements have been made for tuberculous persons referred from the
Tuberculosis Dispensary to receive dental treatment as part of the Council's