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respect of Sunday opening of two Cinemas—the Poplar Pavilion and the
Poplar Hippodrome—but the present maximum contribution of £2 per
Sunday which the Fund is permitted by the London County Council to
receive from this source, is in danger of being reduced. With this
possibility in mind, the Committee of the Fund has made every effort
to maintain a good bank balance and very acceptable help has been given
by others who have shown a friendly interest in the work. A collection
was held at the Clapton Stadium, by kind permission of the proprietors,
in March, and the same month the 23rd, North Poplar Rover Scouts kindly
handed over the proceeds of a Concert. The Annual Christmas Sale
was held at the Dispensary in December. In July 1937 the Poplar
Tuberculosis Care Committee became an affiliated society to the National
Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, and, as such, was entitled
to take part in the Annual Christmas Seal Sale organised by that body.
The net proceeds of the Christmas Seal Sale in Poplar, amounting to
£37 13s- 3d., were paid to the Fund. Other contributions came from
the Poplar Benevolent Society, the Alexandra Rose Day Committee,
the National Deposit Friendly Society, the Prudential Societies, as well
as several private subscribers. A surprisingly large sum (£27) was raised
during the year by the collection of "Daily Mirror" Tokens, value onetenth
of a penny each. The Annual Report and Balance Sheet of the
Poplar Tuberculosis Fund are published at the end of the financial year.
The Handicraft Class, an occupational centre for patients unable
to do ordinary work, continues to meet weekly at the Dispensary under a
teacher provided by the London County Council. There were 14 names
on the register at the end of 1937 and there has been a good average
attendance throughout the year. Goods made in the class were disposed
of at the ex-Servicemen's Armistice Exhibition at the Imperial Institute
in November and also at the Christmas Sale at the Dispensary.
The Poplar Tuberculosis Care Committee is represented on the
Standing Conference of Metropolitan Borough Tuberculosis Care Committees.
Two meetings of the Conference were attended during the
year and a visit was paid to Burrow Hill Sanatorium, Frimley, during
the summer, under the auspices of the Conference.