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It works in close co-operation with the Tuberculosis Dispensary,
and every case of tuberculosis coming to the Dispensary, and others
of a Dispensary class, are put in touch with the Care Committee if
assistance of any kind is required.
The financial circumstances of all cases recommended for sanatorium
treatment under the tuberculosis scheme are investigated by
the Committee, and the patients are assessed to pay according to their
means. The subsequent collection of these voluntary payments is the
duty of the Care Committee's Secretary.
The Committee, through its Secretary, Miss Talbot Kelly, keeps
in touch with the patient's family while he is in sanatorium and is
frequently able to render practical help. When a patient is discharged
from sanatorium his condition and prospects receive the consideration
of the Committee, which renders any assistance that is within its
powers.
In February the Borough Council considered an application from
the Care Committee asking for a larger contribution, and decided to
increase their grant towards the administrative expenses of the Tuberculosis
Care Committee in respect of the financial year 1933-1934 to
£100—the annual amount previously voted having been £45.
Details of the work during the year of the Hampstead Borough
Tuberculosis Care Committee are tabulated below:—
Number of cases reviewed 158
Number of new cases referred to the Care Committee
during the year 91
Number of cases assessed during the year 82
Amount collected from patients on behalf of the
London County Council £66 12s.
Number of cases referred to the Hampstead
Borough Council for extra nourishment or
dental treatment 11
Number of cases referred to the Public Assistance
Committees 18
Number of cases referred to Service Funds 13
Number of cases referred to Voluntary Associations
16