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to assess those who were able to pay for such assistance it
was found convenient to make the Care Committees the bodies
responsible for such assessment and collection of contributions.
The Care Committee was constitued by the Tuberculosis
Dispensary Committee in 1914, and now meets at the Dispensary
every fortnight. It consists of members of the
Tuberculosis Dispensary Committee, along with representatives
of the County Council, Children's Care Committees,
Invalid Children's Aid Association, and Borough Council.
All cases treated at the Tuberculosis Dispensary which are
recommended for sanatorium, or for other reasons require
any material assistance, are considered by the Committee.
It is interesting to give a summary of the various steps in
the way of assistance which accompany the provision of
sanatorium treatment for the poor consumptive :
(а) Notification to the Medical Officer of Health.
(b) The Sanitary Inspector visits and obtains particulars
as to institution treatment required or received,
the home and sanitary conditions, cause of illness,
and isolation.
(c) The home contacts are referred to the Tuberculosis
Dispensary, or their private doctor, for examination,
with a view to discovering undetected cases of
tuberculosis.
(d) Occasional visit by the Medical Officer of Health
and Woman Sanitary Inspector to see that open.
air treatment and other necessary steps are being
taken.
(e) The Dispensary Medical Officer recommends the case
to the L.C.C., through the Medical Officer of Health,
for sanatorium treatment.