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I am pleased to report that no occasion arose during the year on which it was found
necessary to board out children because of infection in their homes or in the absence of
parents receiving residential treatment for tuberculosis.
During the year 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 clinic registers at 31.12.69:
Pulmonary 2 046
Non-Pulmonary 267
New cases notified:
Pulmonary 146
Non-Pulmonary 15
Deaths from tuberculosis 16
Under special treatment at home
Contacts given B.C.G. vaccination 293
Cases having domiciliary help:
(a) Home helps 13
(b) District nurses 8
Home visits by health visitors 4,860
Patients in receipt of extra nourishment 24
Patients assisted for the first time with:
Bed or bedding 4
Clothing or footwear 44
Diversional therapy:
Patients attending weekly classes 72
Patients instructed at home
DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY EFFORT
Every endeavour was made to use voluntary assistance during 1969, and during the
year, grants were made to the following:
Maternity and Child Welfare Service
Bird in Bush Welfare Centre
Brook Advisory Centre
Family Planning Association
Salomons Centre, Guy's Medical School
Chiropody
Bermondsey Medical Mission
Camberwell Old People's Welfare Association
King George VI Memorial Club
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