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48 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Scheme, the Care Committee investigates the financial circumstances
of the family in order to determine what sum can be
contributed by the family towards the cost of the treatment.
During the year the Committee has undertaken the assessment
and collection of contributions in the cases of 456 patients (adults
and children), the amount collected and remitted to the London
County Council being £723 6s. 1d. The amounts of such assessments
are subject to the approval of the County Council.
In addition to the patients visited by the Tuberculosis
Visitors, 29 advanced cases have been visited regularly at their
own homes by members of the Care Committee. Medical and
Nursing requisites, e.g., water beds, air and water cushions, bed
rests, feeding cups, etc., have been acquired by the Committee
gradually, and these articles are provided on loan to necessitous
cases. Mrs. Glanville, on behalf of the Committee, has kept in
touch with the Dispensary patients in St. James' Hospital, Balham.
64 of these cases have been visited regularly during the year, and
such visits are greatly appreciated by the patients.
Articles of clothing have been supplied to patients in need
of it; especially to the patients about to enter residential institutions.
Further efforts were made during the year to raise funds for
the maintenance of beds for advanced cases of Tuberculosis at
St. Columba's Hospital, Hampstead. Through the instrumentality
of Mrs. Nicol, the "Streatham New Players" Amateur Dramatic
Society gave performances at the Congregational Church Hall,
Streatham, and the amount of money raised by this means was
£163. A Fete arranged by Streatham Park Lawn Tennis Club
realised £17 4s. 7d. A variety of entertainments given by the
Novices Society of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Wandsworth
Common, contributed £30 8s. 6d. The proceeds of a concert
given by the East Hill Congregational Church Orchestral Society
amounted to £9 1s. 3d.; and a Jumble Sale realised £12.
As there is often great difficulty in arranging for institutional
treatment under the London County Council's Scheme
for very advanced cases who are too ill to be treated at home,