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Maintenance Allowance.
These allowances were introduced in July, 1943. The following table shows the number
of new patients assessed and the type of allowance (if any) granted from 1st January to 31st
December, 1946:—
Standard Allowance
only
Standard and
Discretionary
Standard and
Special
Standard and
Discretionary and
Special
Special Allowance
only
Discretionary and
Special only
Discretionary
only
Refused
Allowance
Total
80
29
—
—
18
—
10
*137
Comparable figures for 1945 :—
78 15 1 — 18 — — 10 124
* In addition 1,130 re-assessments of these and previous cases have been made.
Boarding Out of Contacts.
Since 1925 the London County Council has made arrangements to board out for varying
periods the following types of children :—
(a) Children living in heavily infected and overcrowded homes.
(b)Children about to be discharged from institutions where they have had
treatment for tuberculosis, in cases where their homes are unsuitable.
(c) " Weakly " children living under conditions likely to subject them to infection.
(d) Children whose mothers are having institutional treatment for tuberculosis.
The arrangements are made by the Invalid Children's Aid Association on behalf of the
London County Council, and the number accepted and reported to the Care Committee during
1946 was 12.
Miscellaneous.
During the year the Care Committee incurred an expenditure of £227 13s. 3d. on clothing,
coal, removals, furniture and pocket money for patients.
Seal Sales.
The Care Committee again took part in this scheme for raising funds and from this and
other sources obtained an income of £421 7s. 0d.