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The Tuberculosis Care Committee has approved grants for extra diet
to 16 persons for varying periods at a cost to the Council of £99. Cases
are recommended by the Tuberculosis Officer purely on medical grounds
as an adjuvant to the other treatment provided under the Council's
Tuberculosis Scheme. Most of the cases are patients who are awaiting
or have recently returned from institutional treatment.
Care and After-care.—The work of the Tuberculosis Care Committee
has been continued as in previous years, and the Committee is preparing
an Annual Report on its work. The Committee deals with various questions
concerned with the welfare of patients returning from institutional
treat ment and with the care of patients' dependants while the breadwinners
are away. Many cases are referred to appropriate organisations for help.
Advice and support is given on questions of housing and employment.
The Committee makes assessments for patients, and recommendations as
to grants from the Council for extra diet, dental treatment, etc.
During the year the Committee gave consideration to a scheme
promoted by the Secretary for the formation of a Handicrafts Class for
Dispensary patients. Later this scheme was taken over by a small
voluntary Committee which raised the necessary funds and started the
class. The class is fortunate in having a highly-qualified teacher in Miss
Willatts, who has been for many years a voluntary worker at the Child
Welfare Centre at 1, Pimlico Road. It is hoped that the class, by providing
interesting occupation for suitable patients, may relieve them
from monotony and introspection and so aid them to maintain their
health. Such schemes have definite limitations, being only applicable
to a certain number of cases, and doing little to help to re-establish even
these as wage-earners. It seems possible, however, that if vocational
schemes are established later these occupational schemes will form
valuable stepping-stones in the process of re-establishment, and even at
present definite benefit may be expected to the members of the class.
Ian S. Thomson.
HOUSING.
At the end of 1927 the new housing schemes of the Council at Esher
Street and Willow Street were well in hand, the work on the latter being
so well advanced that the tenants hope to be in occupation by the beginning
of June, 1928. Details concerning both schemes were set out in the report
of last year, and it only remains to add a few details relating to the flats
in Willow Street. This building is to be named "Admiral House," in
honour of Admiral Sir Henry II. Bruce, K.C.B., M.V.O., Chairman
of the Housing Committee. The total cost is approximately £33,000,
the ground rent being £250 per annum for a 999 years lease. It is