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During the year the voluntary care committees continued to give valuable assistance
by providing items such as clothing, bedding, and holidays to patients who would not
qualify for "extras" from the statutory services.
Number of patients on chest clinics registers at 31.12.68
Pulmonary 2,023
Non-Pulmonary 257
New cases notified:
Pulmonary 132
Non-Pulmonary 14
Deaths from tuberculosis 26
Under special treatment at home 7
Contacts given B.C.G. vaccination 371
Cases having domiciliary help:
(a) Home helps 19
(b) District nurses 6
Home visits by health visitors 5,677
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment 17
Patients assisted for the first time with:
Bed or bedding 22
Clothing or footwear 75
Diversional therapy:
Patients attending weekly classes 70
Patients instructed at home 35
DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY EFFORT
Every endeavour was made to use voluntary assistance, and during the year grants
were made to the following:
Maternity and Child Welfare Service
Bird in Bush Welfare Centre
Salomons Centre, Guy's Medical School
Family Planning Association
Brook Advisory Centre
Chiropody
Camberwell Old People's Welfare Association
Bermondsey Medical Mission
King George VI Memorial Club
Centres for the Mentally 111
Havil Street Club, S.E.5
St. Giles' Centre
Talbot Settlement—Wednesday Club
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