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received grants from their Approved Societies; one paid the balance of the cost
by instalments; one was granted the balance of the cost by the Officers' Association,
and the other received a grant from the National Association for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Various applications for assistance with clothing were dealt with through
the United Services Fund and British Legion Benevolent Fund, the British Bed
Cross Society, and the London County Council.
Fifteen patients known to the Committee have died during the year; 13 in
Institutions and two at home.
Thirty cases have left the Borough, to our knowledge, during the year. There
are always a number of " birds of passage " in Central London—hotel staff,
domestic workers, men and women drifting to town in search of work, frequenters
of common lodging houses, etc., and Holborn has its full share of these. They
cannot return to their former employment (if they had any) and do not return
to the Borough. Fifteen families moved away to better accommodation and, of
these, five moved to the Ossulston Street Estate under the Borough Council's
Scheme for the abatement of overcrowding. We know of over a dozen families
that are still on the waiting list for better housing accommodation.
We again tender our sincere thanks to Alderman Mullen for his generous gift
of coal at Christmas time, and to Councillor Bailey for arranging for its distribution;
to Councillor Wheatley and the London Philanthropic Society for their gifts
of coal and milk tickets, which are so much appreciated; to Alderman Bristow
for his equally welcome gift of grocery tickets; to His Worship the Mayor and
all those whose donations made it possible for us to obtain Christmas Dinners
for 47 families, through the Polytechnic Distress and Christmas Dinner Fund;
and to all those who have helped us, in any way, to ameliorate the lives of those
with whom we come in contact.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
It was not necessary to take any action under the above Regulations during
the year 1937.
Home Nursing for Tuberculous Patients.
It was necessary during the year 1037 for only two tuberculous patients to be
nursed under the arrangements made by the Council with the Metropolitan
District Nursing Association; 104 visits were made to these patients before their
death.
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
Tuberculosis Dispensary Scheme, at the Clinic of the British Dental Hospital,
No. 10. John Street, W.C.
Particulars of this service are given in the table below (General Dental Clinic).
The Clinic is held by the British Dental Hospital at the Council's Maternity
Centre, 10, John Street, on Tuesday evenings.