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The sending of pocket money to the poorest patients is greatly appreciated.
The men write letters expressing pathetically their gratitude for the difference
these half-crowns make to their stay in sanatorium amongst people who are
nearly all better off than themselves.
Handicraft Class.— The handicraft class has had a very good year. The
usual 46 classes were held and several new members joined.
A sewing machine was purchased out of the Dr. Ferguson Memorial
Fund money, which sews leather, cloth, and softer materials. This has proved
a great boon to the class.
Sixteen dressing jackets for the use of patients examined at the dispensary
were made at the class, and several of the patients have been usefully and
happily occupied on such work for the greater part of the year, making it
unnecessary for a sale of work to be held.
The work of the ex-Service men was again disposed of at the Imperial
Institute Armistice Sale held each November, and very little work was left
on hand by the end of the year.
Boarded-out Contacts.—31 Children who were contacts of infectious cases
of pulmonary tuberculosis were boarded out during the year.

Solganol or Sanocrysin treatment at the London Chest
Hospital 5 43
Supply of Extra Nourishment.— Grants to Tuberculous patients were made
on the recommendation of the Tuberculosis Officers for a period of 28 days
in the first instance. The grant consists of one and a half pints of Pasteurised
or Tuberculin Tested Milk per day, seven eggs per week, and a half pound
of butter per week.
During the year 528 grants were made to 190 persons, the total cost
being approximately £425.