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The Care Committee assisted the London County Council in
making arrangements for the institutional treatment of 339 patients.
Efforts were made to settle all difficulties which threatened to bring
patients home from sanatoria too soon.
Co-operation took place with the Charity Organisation Society
in 12 cases and with the Invalid Children's Aid Association in 55
cases.
The Committee co-operated with many families in which there
was a tuberculous member by endeavouring to obtain new homes for
them on the housing estates of the L.C.C. and elsewhere.
Patients were advised on questions concerning their employment.
To a large number of patients personal help in discussing their
difficulties was given in addition to the above.
The Following Items will show how Part of the Christmas
Seal Fund was Spent.
The provision of pocket money to 36 more or less destitute
patients while they were receiving institutional treatment.
Clothing to 68 patients.
Mothers' Help in the case of 3 patients while awaiting sanatorium
treatment or as a convalescent measure for a short period
after leaving the sanatorium.
Payment of fares in 35 cases where relations would otherwise
have been unable to visit patients in sanatoria—many at some
considerable distance from London.
Purchase of surgical appliances and bed comforts in 8 cases.
Purchase of bedding and the loan of a bed in 16 cases.
Purchase of spectacles in 3 cases.
Payment for cost of household removals in 9 cases.
Payment of key money and rent in 2 cases.
The Handicraft Class.
Meetings were continued on Friday afternoons throughout the
year with an approximate attendance of 10 students per session.
A variety of articles were produced under the supervision of the
teacher and 5 students sent goods valued at £45 12s. 10d. to the
Ex-Service men's Exhibition held at the Imperial Institute on
December 20th, 1937.
Articles to the value of £30 17s. 4d. were sold and in addition
orders were received for stools valued at £1 11s.
Throughout the year the class proved its value as a means of
maintaining the interest and skill of the craftsman and as an encouragement
to the patient to develop a more specialised means of
livelihood.
C. FREDERICK PRICE, Tuberculosis Officer.