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quently developed into want is known as the After-Care Committee,
the idea being that this Committee could keep in touch with all
persons who were attending or who had attended the Dispensary,
follow them up, keep continuous records of their progress or otherwise,
and assist them when necessary either with advice, money or
other necessaries.
Under the auspices of the Local Government Board an attempt
was made in November, 1915, to make these After-Care Committees
permanent, but it was felt that the matter should be postponed
until after the war, and temporary Committees were instituted
under the name of the Interim Tuberculosis Care Committees.
In October, 1919, a further report was made as a result of a letter
from the London County Council, which suggested that these Committes
should be made permanent under the title of Tuberculosis
Care Committees, and a report was made to the Council suggesting
the composition for this Committee, based on the lines recommended
by the Local Government Board. This report was adopted by the
Council on the 21st November, 1919, and in the following December
nominations were received for this Committee, but in the same
month a rescinding resolution was passed by the Council, and a
narrower constitution of the Committee was adopted. In March,
1920, a letter from the London County Council was received stating
that the constitution of this Committee would not be acceptable
to them, and the matter was adjourned until the receipt of the
Medical Officer's report upon the question of unifying the treatment
of tuberculosis in this Borough. Since this period nothing fresh has
been done, and the Interim Tuberculosis Care Committee has been
functioning up to the present time.
In July, 1920, a report was made by me as a result of which the
Council recommended that the Dispensary be taken over as part of
the Public Health Department, and a remark was made by me
in this report that the Interim Tuberculosis Care Committee, under
these circumstances, would not be necessary.