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BECKENHAM DISTRICT TUBERCULOSIS
CARE COMMITTEE
The following report on the work of the local Tuberculosis Care
Committee has been submitted by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. M. F.
Forster, to whom I express my thanks.
"The work of the Committee carried on in its usual manner
in 1960, but with a marked difference. It appears that less families
require help, but the expenditure needed for help has increased.
The Committee met on eleven occasions, presided over by
the Chairman, with the Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer in
attendance, to discuss Case Work.
The help given consisted mainly of issuing vouchers tor meat;
providing fares for families to visit patients in Hospitals or
Sanatoria; providing clothing and shoes ; sending families away
on holiday and paying their fares ; and settling debts. In one
case, assistance was given to keep an Insurance Policy going, and
in another, helping with a Correspondence Course. Also, paying
for Radio Licences, settling Electricity and Coal Bills, and giving
emergency help in very needy cases.
During the year under review, 21 families were assisted, with
a total of 75 grants."
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