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The fate of this site is still unknown, so hope is not yet abandoned. There
is still no adequate accommodation for the Open Air Education of children residing
in the Borough. The nearest L. C. C. Open Air School is Holly Court, Highgate,
which is too remote to be of any practical use, and, in any case, does not receive
children under 8 years of age. Two such children returned to their homes this
year after prolonged convalescence; they were recommended for open air classes,
but there was no provision for them.
In view of the fact that it is impossible for the L. C. C. to find accommodation
for all tuberculous cases recommended to them for Institutional Treatment, and of
the fact that patients who are able to be up and about for at least part of the day
seldom remain long in the Holborn Hospital, the following resolution was sent to
the Holborn Guardians:—
"At a meeting of the Holborn Tuberculosis Care Committee held on
Thursday, September 20th, it was resolved to write to your Management
Committee to ask whether, in view of the desirability in the public
interest of removing any possible objection by tuberculous patients to their
acceptance of treatment in the Holborn and Finsbury Hospital, your Committee
would give sympathetic consideration to the following suggestions:—
1. More adequate provision of indoor occupation and recreation.
2. Increased facilities for outdoor exercise.
3. Further opportunities for visits from friends."
The Committee has to record several changes in membership during the
year. At the beginning of the year the Invalid Children's Aid Association
appointed Miss Butler to succeed Miss Fildes who had been obliged to give up
her work in Holborn owing to ill-health. In September Councillor R. H. Haxell
was appointed representative of the Northern London War Tension
Committee in succession to the late Councillor Richard Davies. In
November Miss F. M. Graves was elected by the Borough Council as one of
their representatives. Owing to the amalgamation of the Holborn, City and
Finsbury Branch of the B. R. C. S. Emergency Help Fund with the St. Pancras
and Islington Branch, Mrs. Paige was transferred to the Southwark Branch as
from 1st January, 1929; she was therefore obliged to sever her connection with
this Committee at the end of the year. To all the retiring members the Com.
mittee extend sincere thanks for their services.
Home Nursing for Tuberculous Patients.
With the sanction of the Minister of Health arrangements were made for
nursing of tuberculous patients by the Metropolitan Nursing Association.
The service is most useful for nursing patients whose removal to hospital
is not practicable or where removal for some reason is necessarily delayed; it is
not allowed to stand in the way of admission to institution.
During the year seven such cases were nursed, a total of 336 visits being paid
to these patients.
Dental Clinic for Tuberculous Persons.
Arrangements were continued for tuberculous persons referred from the
Tuberculosis Dispensary to receive dental treatment as part of the Council's