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St Pancras 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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visit patients once. A suit of clothes was redeemed from pawn to enable a patient to go away
for Sanatorium treatment. Accommodation was provided at the Young Women's Christian
Association for a patient who was discharged from Sanatorium and had 110 home, until she
was able to find other suitable accommodation. Insurance stamps were provided in two cases
of arrears, to enable the patients to obtain their National Health Insurance benefit and the
first week's rent which had to be paid in advance in cases of re-housing was provided 111 two
cases. Pocket money was sent to eight patients while they were away in Sanatorium.
Twenty-five names were submitted to the St. Pancras Needy Fund at Christmas, at the
request of the Secretary, and generous gifts were received in all cases. In co-operation
with the Charity Organisation Society one patient was set up in business again, after his
discharge from Sanatorium.
Seal Salts.
The Care Committee again took part in this scheme for raising funds, organised by the
National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. The proceeds up to December, 1937,
are shown in the following statement:—

Receipts and Payments Account for the Year knded 31st December, 1937.

Receipts.Payments.Cr.
Dr.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
To Balance carried forward9571By Grants: Mr. Remfrey300
„ R. Pheney (holiday)1100
„ Donation to Dr. Back for Mr. Remfrey300
„ S. Hearn (holiday)440
,, King's Cross Philanthropic Society200
„ Pocket money: Mr. Kiely200
,, Eleanor Palmer Charity2100
,, Teachers' Provident Society220„ Green0100
,, Seal Sales4612,, Randall0100
,, St. Pancras Borough Council2500„ Richards0100
Miss Wilcox0100
Mr. Hunt0100
,, Monday1100
„ Pilis100
„ G. Haines, boots3100
„ Mr. Manton, suit from pawn130
„ „ Wright, rent0146
,, Miss Wilcox, board and rent1126
,, Fares599
„ Invalid kitchen0180
„ Shaftesbury Society100
,, Handicrafts Class500
3519
,, Purchase of clothing18171
„ N.A.P.T. Subscription0100
,, Wireless set and licence6160
,, Seal Sale Account N.A.P.T.513
„ Sundries160
£s.d.
,, Balance at Bank126172
,, „ in Hand010
126182
£194103£194103