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Special articles bought during the year :—
1 Air Bed.
2 Air Rings.
3 Bed Cradles.
13 Bed Pans.
6 Bed Rests.
4 Bed Trays.
1 Commode.
I Dunlopillo Ring.
9 Rubber Sheets.
19 Urinal Bottles.
3 Invalid Chairs.
TUBERCULOSIS CARE ASSOCIATION.
I submit a report by Mr. F. C. Ware, the Secretary of Leyton,
Wanstead and Woodford Tuberculosis Care Association.
" The activities of the Association have been increased
considerably during the year, and it is due mainly to these efforts
that in March, 1953 it was possible for weekly extra nourishment
vouchers to be increased in value to 10s. and 7s. 6d. For the
ten ration periods following the increase, this valuable assistance
alone cost the Association an average of £65 10s. Od. each month
as compared with approximately £32 previously.
" The majority of extra nourishment grants are made to
families in which the wage earner has been incapacited by tuberculosis
and the income is being supplemented by a National
Assistance Allowance. In these families the benefit which the
patient derives from this assistance is an important factor in
combating the disease, whether it be granted at the time of initial
diagnosis and subsequent inactivity whilst awaiting or receiving
treatment, or during convalescence following discharge from
hospital.
"Visits by relatives to patients in hospital and sanatorium are
usually encouraged, and considered an important aid to treatment.
The Association has therefore always given special consideration to
applications for financial assistance for this purpose. During the
year 76 grants for fares were made, compared with 27 the previous
year.