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The Council's decision necessitates a great deal of readjustment. A draft of the
revised scheme for the treatment of tuberculosis in London was issued by the London
County Council in the autumn, and we are later, it is understood, to receive new
instructions on the aims of Tuberculosis Care Committees.
While it is therefore not yet possible to discuss fully the results of the Council's
decision, it is certain that the abolition of assessments does involve a complete
reconsideration of the function of this Committee. It has been pointed out by the
Council that "the relieving of the care committees of their present duties of assessment
and collection should enable them to devote more time to their
care and after-care work."
The need for more time and, in particular, more opportunity for care work
has frequently been felt by this Committee during the past year and there have been
cases which it has been difficult or impossible to help because we have at present
no voluntary fund. Nevertheless, we are glad to be able to record many cases
in which help has been secured from other sources through this Committee.
Early in the year we became affiliated to the National Association for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis and, among many advantages, this gave us the opportunity
of participating in the Christmas Seal Sale, by which we were able to raise
an encouraging amount of money.
We wish especially to thank the Local Public Assistance Committee for their
co-operation with this Committee; we have found it of great help in the solving
of many problems. Our thanks are also due to the voluntary societies in the
Borough and outside for their assistance.
The Handicraft Class, never a great success in Shoreditch, has temporarily closed
down. We had a very small attendance and it was becoming increasingly difficult to
sell the articles which were made. We are to reconsider the position shortly when
we hope to find some way of making the class more satisfactory and more useful.