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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
ones are re-examined by the doctors. In this way a certain
supervision is kept over them.
After Care Work.—This work is in the hands of a
Borough Care Committee consisting of members of the Borough
Council, representatives from the County Council, Public
Health Department of the Borough Council, and man)' organisations
connected with the relief of distress in the area, together
with several members personally interested in the work. In
order to deal with assessments as to the amount of payment to
be made by a non-insured person recommended for institutional
treatment, two sub-committees have been formed, one for Clapham,
Balham, Tooting and Streatham, and one for Putney and
Wandsworth. The sub-committees also deal with routine reports
and similar matters in connection with the institutional
treatment of patients.
The main committee deals with matters of policy, cases of
difficulty arising at the sub-committees, with the question of
employment, and other matters arising from time to time.
During the year 408 cases have been dealt with by the committee.
45 have received material help, e.g., treatment at Convalescent
Homes, gifts of books and clothing, or the loan of
nursing appliances. 80 bedridden cases have been periodicallyvisited
by members of the committee, and helped in many ways.
With permission of the Board of Guardians, two members
of the committee make routine visits to dispensary patients under
treatment at St. John's Hill and St. James's Infirmaries. 67
visits have been made at the request of hospitals, and 169 reports
have been sent to the London Insurance Committee.
The greatest difficulty has been experienced in finding suit
able employment for those who are well enough to do some
work. No local arrangements exist for this purpose, beyond
the individual exertions of the Secretaries, and the insertion of