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BATTERSEA CHEST CLINIC CARE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1971
In presenting the Report of the year 1971, we must first record
the retirement of Dr. McQueen in October. During his thirty-two
years as Chest Physician, Dr. McQueen took a keen interest in the
work of the Committee and his sound advice was greatly appreciated.
We shall miss his regular attendance at our meetings and at
all our fund raising functions. We extend to him our warmest
wishes for a long and happy retirement. Dr. K. M. Citron, Chest
Physician at Wandsworth Chest Clinic has now taken over the
additional duties of Chest Physician at Battersea.
During the year Mrs. L. Chesterman and Mrs. P. Burrow were
nominated to replace Mrs. Crooks and Mrs. Romilly as representatives
of the London Borough of Wandsworth. We were
delighted that Mrs. Crooks and Mrs. Romilly were able to continue
as co-opted members of the Committee. Monthly meetings have
been well attended, and we are grateful to the Battersea, Putney
and Tooting Group Hospital Management Committee for allowing
the use of the Committee Room for our meetings.
There have been many demands on Care Committee Funds, and
a great proportion of our cases have been elderly patients needing
help with fuel bills and the provision of warm bedding and clothing.
A parcel of useful and attractive new garments from the Queen
Mary's London Needlework Guild was of great assistance in meeting
the need for clothing. Once again at Christmas we were able
to make gifts to out-patients and those spending Christmas in
St. John's Hospital Chest Wards, and these totalled £80.
For many years Mr. Collyer has organised Old Tyme Dances
to help our funds, and the two which he arranged during this year
were successful as ever, resulting in a total profit of £184. Our
sincere thanks are due to Mr. Collyer for his untiring efforts to
make these dances such happy and profitable occasions. We are
most grateful to the London Borough of Wandsworth for allowing
us the free use of Battersea Town Hall, and to members of the
W.R.V.S. who not only give so freely of their time to provide
refreshments, but also donate their entire profits to the proceeds of
the dances. We are indebted to the managements of Carson-Paripan
Limited, Prices Patent Candle Company Limited. J. Lyons &
Company Limited, and Dawson & Company Limited, for once
again providing raffle prizes for the dances.
As in the previous year, we were invited to join with the Army
Cadet League in organising a Spring Fair. As a result our funds
benefited by £41, and when a jumble sale was held later to dispose
of articles unsold at the Fair, a further £22 was added to this.