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the County Council at one of the County Hospitals of single bed
wards for the accommodation of dying patients ; this, and other
methods proposed for segregation, were soon found to acquire a
sinister aspect and it was thought better to leave the matter as at
present to such considerate arrangements as could be made by the
respective medical superintendents. It was also suggested by the
Tuberculosis Officer that advanced and dying patients might be
treated in wards in suitable proportions with precautions to prevent
wards acquiring the sinister reputation which it is said attaches to
the single bed ward.
In connection with the Voluntary Fund and the donations
received from moneys allocated to charities from the receipts of
sundry cinema performances under the scheme of the County
Council, certain requirements are prescribed by that Authority as
to deposit of funds, withdrawals and audit. The County Council
expressed agreement with a proposal to continue the use of the
Post Office Savings Bank in connection with the Fund provided
that withdrawals are made on the signatures of at least one member
of the Committee together with those of one or more officers. The
Borough Accountant kindly continues to audit our accounts, We
append hereto a statement of the Voluntary Fund for 1938.
We have again to express our appreciation of the services rendered
to the Committee by Miss D. Cooper, the representative of
the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
The Tuberculosis Officer and Deputy Medical Officer of Health,
Dr. C. O. S. Blyth Brooke, and Miss F. M. Prior, Tuberculosis
Nurse and Visitor, have rendered notable service by bringing to the
notice of the Committee many cases in which they have been able to
give needed help.
F. T. FOULGER,
Chairman.
E. Q. BILHAM,
Secretary.