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The St. Pancras Tuberculosis Care Committee.
Report of the Hon. Secretary for the year 192$.
The Committee has met regularly every week. The Chairman is Mr. S. N. Neal.
During the period Jan. 1—Dec. 31, the total number of cases considered was 206. Of this
number 156 were assessed as "free," the remaining 50 being assessed at various amounts, from
one shilling and sixpence to two pounds, fifteen shillings.
The following table gives the number of cases referred to various social agencies:—
The Charity Organisation Society12 cases
The United Services Fund2 ,,
The British Red Cross4 ,,
The Invalid Children's Aid Association 4 „
Other Agencies 10 „
Cases considered for Dentures.
Fifteen cases were considered for dentures, of which 9 were "free." The others were
assessed at various amounts from ten shillings to two pounds.
During the last six months of the year 19 patients were helped by gifts of clothing.
At Christmas 30 patients were given parcels of groceries.
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
This is situated at 39, Oakley Square, and forms part of the premises of the St. Pancras
General Dispensary.
The portion used for Tuberculosis work comprises the whole of the first floor, and
consists of a waiting room, consulting room, nurses' room, office and the necessary sanitary
accommodation.
Two dressing rooms are obtained by partitioning off a portion of the waiting room.
Nine consultations are held in each week—2 in the morning, 5 in the afternoon, and
2 in the evening.
The premises in which the work is carried out are not very satisfactory, the accommodation
is inadequate in extent, and the noise caused by traffic adds to the difficulties of the
work.
The provision of new premises is at present under consideration.
The following report on the work of the Dispensary has been furnished by the
Tuberculosis Officer, Dr. Viney:—
The number of new cases which attended the dispensary in the year 1928 appears in
the report to have fallen considerably when compared with 1927. This fall is only apparent, as
the non-tuberculous cases which had attended in previous years, and re-attended last year,
have not been taken on the register as new cases merely to be discharged again as nontuberculous.