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of the Tuberculosis Care Committee. Letters are
sent to the District Medical Officers and Chief Area
Officer recommending extra nourishment for tuberculous
persons according to the scale which has been
found adequate in the case of Dispensary patients.
The Charity Organisation Society carry out a
great deal of work in connection with tuberculosis
erpecially in regard to visiting and interviewing all
adult cases recommended for Institutional Treatment
under the London County Council; and their
work in this connection is to be recorded with great
appreciation. The writer would like to add that
from the beginning of April, 1933, the Charity
Organisation Society have had to do a considerable
amount of extra work in this respect owing to the
fact that from this date, all cases of tuberculosis
receiving institutional treatment are now assessed
by the Care Committee.
In former times this was not the case, the Care
Committee only dealing with those patients treated
by the London County Council under their tuberculosis
scheme. This has, of course, thrown a
considerable amount of additional work on the
Secretary, Miss Sargent, who has on very many
occasions had to work overtime to complete the
correspondence.
The Tuberculosis Officer wishes to express his
sincere thanks to the Chairman, Secretary, and
other members of the Care Committee for their
valuable help during the past year: and also to other
Societies, such as the British Legion, the United
Services Fund, the Incorporated Soldiers and Sailors
Help Society, the National Association for the Prevention
of Tuberculosis, the Invalid Kitchens of
London and the Public Assistance Committee, all
of which have at various times given great assistance.
As an illustration of the work carried out by the
Care Committee, Miss Sargent has kindly compiled
the following cases:—