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Committee and there is no doubt of the great value
of this work. Social work in Fulham is very well
organised and the overlapping and over-visiting which
existed some years ago have been practically abolished.
The duties of the Committee come under the following
heads:—
1. Obtaining financial assistance, clothing, bedding,
food and extra nourishment in necessitous
cases. This is not done by the Care Committee
itself but indirectly by the Charity
Organisation Society, the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Families' Association, the British
Red Cross Association, the Guardians, and
the Fulham Borough Council.
2. Friendly visiting.
3. Arranging for children and other dependants
while the father or mother is in sanatorium.
4. Obtaining institutional treatment in a few
instances for advanced cases for whom the
London County Council are unable to provide
accommodation.
5. Obtaining convalescent treatment for persons
not coming under the London County
Council scheme, e.g., persons debilitated
after nursing a patient.
6. Assessing each case receiving institutional treat-
ment under the London County Council's
scheme, and collecting the weekly assessment.
Extra nourishment.—During the year, extra nourishment
was granted by the Borough Council to 26 patients,
and the amount expended was £29 os. 11d.
As an example of the work of the Care Committee
I give below some typical cases dealt with during the
past year:—
Typical Cases dealt with by the Interim Tuberculosis Care
Committee.
A, a girl of 13, not strong, who was rapidly deteriorating both
physically and morally in bad home surroundings. Her mother,
who was recommended for sanatorium treatment, refused to leave