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mittee took up the matter with the London Meat Trades' and
Drovers' Benevolent Association, and obtained a grant of 30s.
per month for a year.
J. N.,aged 47.—Ex-service man suffering from tuberculosis.
Institutional treatment recommended—man sent away for three
months. Committee wrote to the Guardians, and on their recommendation
clothing and dentures were granted to the man, and
financial assistance. Later on the case ceased to be eligible for
financial assistance from the Guardians, and the Committee then
sent on the case to the United Services Fund, who granted financial
assistance until the patient's return. As the man was still unfit
for work the Committee arranged with the London County Council
for five of his children to be boarded out under the Council's Contact
Scheme.
L. P., aged 25.—Approved Society suspended him from all
future benefit as he had undergone a term of imprisonment. The
Committee took up the matter with the Approved Society who
reconsidered the matter and re-instated the patient and paid to
him arrears of benefit that had accrued.
A. H., aged 66.—Widow, tuberculous. Only income old age
pension of 10s. per week. Lived with daughter who was really
only earning enough to keep herself. Had worked at a large stores
at Westminster for 43 years. The Care Committee wrote to these
stores, and as a result a grant of 5s. per week was made to the
patient.