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Eight, or more, patients were advised and assisted in National Health
Insurance difficulties and, in this connection, we would like to record our appreciation
of the advice and help which is always so courteously given to us by the
officials of the Ministry of Health. In two cases arrears were paid by the Society
for the Relief of Distress; in one case by the Charity Organisation Society, and
in one case by the Officers' Association.
Four cases were referred for dental treatment; they received assistance from
the Council, the Charity Organisation Society, the Red Cross, and the West
Central Jewish Day Settlement, respectively.
Ten applications for clothing for patients undergoing treatment were made
to the London County Council. Three patients were supplied with clothing by the
British Legion and United Services Fund Benevolent Department, and in other
cases clothing was supplied by the Charity Organisation Society, the Red Cross,
and the Officers' Association.
One patient was granted assistance by the Red Cross pending his admission
to hospital, and his family was given assistance pending an appeal to the Ministry
for increase of pension. Unfortunately the appeal was unsuccessful, and the case
was referred to the Public Assistance Committee. Five patients received
grants of extra nourishment after discharge from treatment—one from the
Borough Council, one from the Red Cross, and three from the Public Assistance
Committee. Four families received help from the Public Assistance Committee
while the breadwinner was undergoing treatment in Hospital.
To all Organisations and Societies that have co-operated with us we tender
our grateful thanks.
Through the generosity of various friends, we were again able to supply a
number of our families with Christmas dinners through the Polytechnic Distress
and Christmas Dinner Fund. To Councillor Wheatley our sincere thanks are due
for his gift of coal and milk tickets, and we would express to Councillor Mullen
our own, and the recipients', grateful thanks for his generous gift of coal at
Christmas time.
During the year 680 visits have been paid to patients or their relatives, and
many other visits have been paid in connection with matters concerning their
welfare.
Nineteen patients known to the Committee have left the Borough during the
year. Of these, five were transferred to other Care Committees and one returned
to the Borough before the end of the year. Nine cases were transferred to the
Borough from other districts.
Eighteen patients known to the Committee have died during the year. Five
died at home, and thirteen died in Institutions.
Representatives of the Committee attended the meetings of the Standing
Conference of Metropolitan Borough Tuberculosis Care Committees which were
held at County Hall on May 15th and November 27th, and the Hon. Secretary
represented the Committee at the Conference of the National Association for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis which was held in London in July.