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The following is a summary, for purposes of comparison, of certain sections of
the foregoing table:—

Tuberculosis
contact
scheme.
The tuberculosis contact scheme was put into operation on 1st April, 1925,
and provides :—
(a) for the removal of children from heavily infected and overcrowded
homes occupied by a member of the family suffering from advanced tuberculosis.
(b) for the boarding-out of children who cannot otherwise be satisfactorily
provided for while their mothers are undergoing residential treatment for
tuberculosis.
With regard to (6), it is also found that the boarding-out of children is sometimes
necessary in cases where the patient is a widower.
The scheme is carried out through the Invalid Children's Aid Association,
who secure suitable homes, make all arrangements for the admission and discharge
of children referred to them by the county medical officer of health, and keep them
under supervision during the time they are boarded out. The Association also
arrange for the homes to be periodically inspected.
The scheme continued to operate satisfactorily during 1934 with the co-operation
of the Association.
There were 175 applications during 1934, concerning 297 children, of whom 246
were accepted, the remaining 51 being withdrawn or regarded as unsuitable. At the
end of the year 140 children were being maintained under this scheme.
The total number of children dealt with (246) is an increase over that for the
previous year (209). The number still being cared for at the end of the year (140)
is 33 in excess of the previous year's figure.