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family, is arranged through the Charity Organisation
Society, the Invalid Children's Aid Association, the
Children's Country Holiday Fund, and the British
Red Cross Association, or the cost of a holiday may be
provided by the Charity Organisation Society.
Many adults suffering from advanced tuberculosis
have to be treated at home, either because the existing
accommodation in institutions is insufficient, or because
they refuse to go away from home. In these cases,
if there are children living at home in close contact
with the patient, an endeavour is made to have the
children removed from the source of infection, and
boarded out in the country, either through the Guardians,
the Charity Organisation Society or the United
Services Fund.
The Invalid Children's Aid Association does not
deal with healthy contacts, but sends a large number
of non-pulmonary cases to convalescent homes and
elsewhere, receiving a grant for the purpose from the
London County Council.
7. Clothing.—The Care Committee refer to the
Charity Organisation Society and the British Red
Cross Association patients whose clothing or underclothing
is deficient. This is very useful, particularly
for patients going to sanatoria.
8. Employment.—One of the duties laid on the
Committee by the Health Ministry is that of assisting
to provide employment for patients on discharge from
institutions. Our success in this has been limited.
The few successful cases have been due to the effort
of individual members of the Committee or of the Staff.
The Charity Organisation Society, the Labour
Exchange and the Society for securing employment
for the Defective are now being asked to assist.