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Holborn Tuberculosis Care Committee.
Report for 1936.
The Committee has met four times during the year—in January, April, July
and October. The average attendance of members at each meeting has been 10-5.
Sixty-six cases have been considered in the course of the year—46 new cases
(38 adults and eight children) and 20 old cases (16 adults and four children).
Fifty-nine adults and nine children were admitted to Institutions for treatment.
One child was sent away under the London County Council's Contact Scheme, to
enable the mother to accept treatment.
In July, 1934, the London County Council decided that treatment for
tuberculosis should be given free of charge to patients in their area, but that
voluntary contributions towards the cost of treatment would be accepted. In one
instance, that of a child who had been under treatment since 1933, voluntary
payments were continued until the date of discharge from treatment, and during
1936. the sum of £32 was collected for the L.C.C. No other contributions towards
the cost of treatment have been offered.
Twenty-four Progress Reports, on 11 children, were received from the L.C.C.
and the information contained therein was transmitted to the relatives.
One child was admitted to a L.C.C. Open Air School.
Six adults were sent away for convalescence—one through the L.C.C., two
through Stafford's Charity, two through the United Services Fund, and one with
a Convalescent Home Letter. Convalescence was arranged for five children
through the Invalid Children's Aid Association, and for one child through Stafford's
Charity.
Holidays were arranged for one adult and two children—the children being
sent away through the kindness of the Women's Section of the British Legion.