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Children.
Hospitals.
Sanatoria and Homes.
Highwood, Brentwood.
Naylands.
Alexandra Hip.
Millfields.
Heatherwood, Ascot.
Metropolitan Convalescent.
Princess Mary's.
East Anglian.
Queen Mary's.
Belgrave.
The average duration of residential treatment given by the
London County Council in 1933 to 330 adults was 17.4 weeks.
The average duration of residential treatment given to 29 children
by the London County Council in 1933 was 19.4 weeks. This
refers only to those who began treatment in that year. Many
of these patients will remain in institutions during varying periods
of 1934 —some will probably remain the whole year. The ultimate
averages are therefore to be reckoned as considerably higher. It
should also be remembered that a good many patients took their
discharge before completion of treatment, thereby reducing the
possible averages.
The Work of the Care Committee.
The Secretary for Care Work has compiled the following figures
and items of information in relation to some of the work in 1933:—
75 Dispensary patients received extra diet (Borough Scheme).
17 patients received dentures from the Tuberculosis Dispensary
Dental Scheme of the Borough. Approved Societies contributed
part in the case of the insured, and patients who could afford it
paid a little.
138 cases were specially helped in their application to the Public
Assistance Committee for assistance. Thus patients received relief
in money, food, extra diet, convalescence, clothes, etc.
5 cases were assisted in their application to the British Red
Cross Emergency Fund. Thus pensioners received such assistance
as money, clothing, sick-room necessities, etc.
18 cases were assisted in their application to the United Services
Fund. In this way ex-service men or their families obtained money,
clothing, convalescence, etc.
We assisted the London County Council in many ways in
making arrangements for the institutional treatment of 359 patients.
We did our best to settle all difficulties that threatened to
bring patients home from sanatoria too soon.
We co-operated with the Charity Organisation Society in
14 cases, and with the Invalid Children's Aid Association in 78 cases.
We co-operated with many families in which there was a
tuberculous member in endeavouring to obtain homes for them
on the new housing estates of the L.C.C. and elsewhere.