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18.
SHOREDITCH TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
I am grateful to Miss Guest, the Secretary, for the following report of
Care Work for the year ended 31st December, 1960.
"Members of Care Committee
Councillor Mr.F.G.Aldred (Chairman)
Miss R. Glermie (Vice Chairman)
Dr.B.Broadbent
Mrs. W.G. Dibble
Councillor Mrs.L.S.Calfe
Miss J. Lamport Smith
Dr. S. King
Miss M.W.Sweeney
Rev. Meredith Davies
Miss Humble
Ex Officio
Dr.W.F. Richards
Miss M. Nutt
Mrs .D .E. McLean
Miss E.B.Guest
Shoreditch Borough Council
Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's
Families Association
Medical Officer of Health,
Shoreditch
Women's Voluntary Services
Hackney & Stoke Newington
Tuberculosis Care Committee
Almoner, St.Leonard's Hospital
Divisional Medical Officer,
London County Council
Superintendent - Shoreditch &
Bethnal Green District
Nursing Association
L.C.C.Divisional Health Committee
Invalid Children's Aid
Association
Chest Physician
Tuberculosis Health Visitor
Tuberculosis Health Visitor
Secretary of Committee
The prime function of the Committee during 1960 continued to be the
relief of mental stress of patients and their families by seeing that all cases
knew of all the services offered, both statutory and voluntary.
As far as statutory help is concerned, our patients are most concerned
with the National Assistance Board for actual cash payments and the London
County Council for other services. The home help service, recuperative
holidays and the provision of free extra nourishment, together with the boarding
out of Tb. contacts, are services of the London County Council which have
been in existence for many years and still continue to be very much used to-day.
Looking back over past annual reports, as far as voluntary help also is
concerned, it is surprising how much of the work remains the same although we
no. have a welfare state and there are many more Acts and Statutes relieving
the family of many of its responsibilities. From the Tuberculosis Fund,
clothing is still provided, although not to the same extent; fares are still
paid to enable visits to be made to sanatoria; help with wireless and hirepurchase
is given.
The bulk of our income was, as usual, received through the Christmas Seal
Sale,, the net result of which was £125.17.9. after £8.0.6. (i.e. 5% of the net
profit, as usual) had been allotted to the Chest and Heart Association.