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be eased. The lack of accommodation may therefore be said to be one
of the biggest difficulties in connection with Care Committee work,
although one can in destitute cases apply to the Guardians for
financial relief.
A Fund to be used at the discretion of the Care Committee, and
to be applied for purposes which do not come within the scope of the
various societies, would be a boon.
Financial troubles do much to retard a patient's progress, and
help at an opportune time may lift a load off a patient's mind quite out
of proportion to the outlay.
The outstanding features of the Committee's work have been
stated briefly; enough, however, has perhaps been said to indicate its
usefulness.
B. Lewellin.