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Committee (to which contributions of clothing are solicited) ; it was
possible to help 131 patients in this way. Financial help was given
from the voluntary fund and by grants obtained from other sources
to the amount of £245 10s. Od. The Care Committee has no
official fund at its disposal to meet its many needs. The money
was obtained from various sources, e.g., a donation from Queen
Alexandra Rose-Day Fund, a monthly grant from the Gaumont
Palace Cinema, proceeds of a whist-drive, from side-shows at a
Handicrafts Exhibition arranged in conjunction with the Deptford,
Camberwell and Lambeth Tuberculosis Care Committees. The
balance of the voluntary fund at the end of 1933 amounted to
£146 18s. 9d. The help given was: (1) Maintenance grants for
dependents and boarding out of children chiefly received from exservice
funds and the Charity Organisation Society, when not
dependent on Public Assistance relief; (2) pocket money to destitute
patients in institutions; (3) purchase of clothing not available from
gifts of clothing received; (4) payment of fares, chiefly for relatives
to visit patients at distant Sanatoria; (5) surgical appliances, beds
and bedding; (6) grants of extra nourishment for advanced cases
when not obtainable from other cources; (7) payment of National
Health Insurance arrears, generally as loans.
Handicrafts Class.—The Handicraft Class is now in its eighth
year and has not lost in popularity. It is possible to accommodate
24 patients at a time, using both the waiting-room and the hut
erected in the grounds. During 1933, 16 men and 19 women have
received instruction and many of their goods have been disposed of,
either privately or at exhibitions. The grant of £10 from the
Borough Council covers practically all expenses connected with the
class.
Tables A—F give in statistical form a summary of the work
carried out at the Dispensary. Appended is a copy of the Table
required annually by the Ministry of Health.