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Any necessary surgical apparatus is usually obtained through the
hospital Almoners' Department, the Invalid Children Aid Association,
the Charity Organisation Society, or other charitable bodies.
(xii.) The arrangements for "care" and "after care" and their
working.
Care and after care are in the hands of the Care Committee, which
meets fortnightly. Most of the organisations engaged in social work
in the Borough are represented on the Committee, and many of the cases
which come up for consideration are already known to one or other of
them.
The Committee is doing excellent work in several directions, notably
in arranging for the care of children during the absence of the parents,
especially the mother, in sanatorium or hospital.
(xiii.) Particulars as to any local arrangements for finding employment
for patients.
No arrangements exist for finding employment for patients, except
the Labour Bureaux, which are of little or no value to the tuberculosis
patient, who usually requires a light occupation.
(xiv.) Statement as to the supply and supervision of shelters at the
homes of patients.
Three shelters are at present out on loan.
(xv.) Any special points noted locally as to the incidence of tuberculosis
(i.e., occupation).
The "occupation" tables over several years show a marked preponderance
of cases amongst general labourers. This is probably more a
question of the regularity or otherwise of the occupation than of its
character. Next in order come clerks, and then machinists. Apart
from these, the figures for any particular occupation are too small to
draw any conclusions from.
(xvi.) Any special methods adopted or proposed for the prevention of
tuberculosis.
No special method outside the general scheme. An open-air school
would be a very useful aid.
(xvii.) Special difficulties encountered.
The difficulty of finding suitable work, within the capacity of the
tuberculous case, especially for the unskilled worker.
There is still considerable difficulty in finding adequate institutional
accommodation for advanced cases, apart from the Poor-Law Infirmary.
The difficulty of finding other and better accommodation for cases,
where the home conditions are adverse.