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Considerable help is given to tuberculosis and other chest
disease patients and their dependants by the Kingston and District
Care Committee for Tuberculosis and Other Chest Diseases,
During 1962, 106 families within the area covered by the
Committee were helped in the form of grants for extra nourishment,
clcthing, fuel, removals, beddings, fares, pocket-money, etc, and
a total of £2,484, was expended from the funds of the Committee on
this work,
An analysis of the total notified cases during 1962 in age
groups is shown on the next page, and the following graph depicts
the numbers of new eases and deaths in respect of respiratory
tuberculosis occurring for the past 15 years,