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The Committee gratefully acknowledges the co-operation and assistance given
by the British Legion and United Services Fund Benevolent Committee, the
British Red Cross Emergency Help Committee, the Joint Nursing and V.A.D.
Services Committee of the British Red Cross Society, the Charity Organisation
Society, the Invalid Children's Aid Association, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
the Trustees of Stafford's Charity, Regimental Funds, etc.
With the kind assistance of various members of the Committee, several
Borough Councillors, and other friends, we were able to ensure that 25 families
were supplied with Christmas Dinners through the Polytechnic Distress and
Christmas Dinner Fund, seven families received a gift of coal, and three families
were helped with food tickets at Christmas time.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
In July, a registered milk seller was notified as suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis. On enquiry it was found that the patient was proprietor of a small
restaurant, selling also a few jugs of milk for consumption away from the
restaurant. On being interviewed by the Medical Officer of Health the patient
undertook not to engage personally in the milk part of the business. The giving
and keeping of this undertaking, followed shortly afterwards by the disposal of the
business and removal of the patient from London, obviated the necessity for
action under the above Regulations.
Tuberculosis: Extra Nourishment.
Revised arrangements were approved by the London County Council respecting
co-operation with the Metropolitan Borough Councils with regard to the
treatment of tuberculosis, and particularly for extra nourishment for tuberculous
persons in receipt of Public Assistance relief. In agreeing to the co-operation, the
opportunity was taken of pointing out that an equally, if not more urgent, cognate
question, was that of the supply of extra nourishment, or of adequate public
assistance relief, to the families of such tuberculous persons. Obviously it is of
first importance that these families should have a supply of nourishment adequate
for the maintenance of resistance of the infection to which they are exposed.
Subsequently a communication was received from the Chief Officer of Public
Assistance suggesting that, if in any particular case the Tuberculosis Officer is of
opinion that the circumstances are such that extra nourishment should also be
supplied to other members of the family, he should draw the attention of the
District Medical Officer to the fact in order that the latter might have regard
thereto in submitting his recommendation to the District Sub-Committee.
Home Nursing for Tuberculous Patients.
It was not necessary during the year 1933 for any tuberculous patient to be
nursed under the arrangements made by the Council with the Metropolitan District
Nursing Association.