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Kealtii Visiting
The London County Council continued to provide 2 full time Tuberculosis
Health Visitors based on the Chest Clinic at St. Francis' Hospital to cover
health visiting duties in the South Lambeth area. A total of 3,880 visits were
made to patient's homes during theyear.
welfare
Close liasion was maintained with the National Insurance and National
Assistance Officers who are now able to meet the needs of most patients.
Where necessary, however, extra nourishment was provided by the London
County Council on the Chest Physician's recommendation and 46 patients were
supplied with milk butter and eggs during the year. In other neccesitous cases
and in those with special needs help may be provided by the Chest Clinic
Samaritan Fund supported by the Mayor of Lambeth under the Chairmanship
of the Consultant Chest Physician. The day to day administration of the fund
is the responsibility of the Chest Physician's Secretary who is also Secreta ry
to the Samaritan Fund Committee and who was responsible for so assisting
150 patients during the year.