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We acknowledge with thanks the help received from the
Morganite Carbon Company, the Rotary Club of Battersea Park
and other friends.
Finally we record our appreciation of the work carried out on
behalf of the Committee during the year by Miss R. M. Greenaway,
Social Worker, Miss M. Clifford, Health Visitor and Mrs. I.
Faithfull, Secretary.
N. F. CLARK-LAWRENCE (Miss),
Chairman.
WANDSWORTH TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1970
It is always difficult when writing the Annual Report to give
briefly a true picture of the work done during the year. It is at
the Committee meetings that we learn of the hardships suffered
by patients living in the Borough and we try to ease these by financial
or practical help after thoroughly discussing each case that is
put forward. Requests for help put forward by the Social Workers
range from help with rent arrears for a family when the husband
is unable to work for several months owing to ill health to a
television licence for a pensioner. This year we seem to have
received more requests for furniture and, thanks to the generosity
of our contacts in Rotary, Wandsworth Council and the Committee,
we have been able to supply most of what was needed.
Once again we arranged two outings for patients during the
year to Eastbourne in May and Brighton in September. Mr. and
Mrs. Ireland accompanied the patients on both occasions and I
do thank them for giving up their time to do this.
At the beginning of September our Honorary Treasurer, Mr.
Bates, was promoted to the Head Office of Lloyd's Bank and
resigned from the Committee. After three and a half years we
felt we were losing a friend as well as someone whose advice we
valued but, of course, we were very happy for him and wished
him every success in his new position. Mr. Bates introduced to
us Mr. Peter Marriott, the new manager of the Wandsworth Branch
of Lloyd's Bank, and we were pleased to welcome him as our new
Honorary Treasurer. We hope he will find our work interesting
and remain with us for some time.
When Dr. Tudor Lewis retired we wished him health and
happiness and I personally lost an old and valued colleague. We
have only met Dr. Carson once or twice but when he is more
familiar with Wandsworth, and time permits, we hope he will get
to know us better and the work we do in the Borough.