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The Invalid Children's Aid Association.
The report of the East Ham Branch for 1937 shews another
year's beneficient work.
Many of the debilitating illness from which the children
suffered were of such a character that ill-health or some permanent
defect would have resulted had not the services of the
Association been available.
The opportunity afforded of placing sufferers in an environment
suitable to their conditions, whether on the South or East
Coast, or again, in the country, confers the maximum amount
of benefit upon each child, and ensures in the majority of
instances complete restoration to health.
A further decline in the number of crippled children has been
effected, and a noteworthy feature of the year's work has been
the reduction in the number of cases requiring long periods of
convalescence.
I desire to express my thanks to the Chairman (Councillor
W. Thompson) and Officers for their material help in arranging
convalescent and special home treatment on numerous occasions,
and assistance in many other respects throughout the year.
The following is abstracted from the Annual Report for the
year ,1937
Number of cases dealt with 305
New Cases 210
Re-application for assistance 38
Referred for clothing 20
Extensions from 1936 37
305
The 210 new cases were referred by :—
Hospitals and Medical Practitioners 86
Medical Officer of Health and Infant
Welfare Centre 20
School Medical Officer and Education
Committee 33
Unemployment Assistance Board 1
Tuberculosis and Chest Clinic 52
Parents, other Agencies, etc. 18
210