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Two Voluntary Care Committees share in the responsibility
for maintaining the health of tuberculous persons in
this district. The majority of the funds which are raised by
these Committees are expended in providing nourishment for
patients suffering from this infection. For the restoration to,
and the maintenance of, a reasonable state of health for these
sufferers, an adequate diet is an absolute essential and should
constitute the sheet anchor of treatment. It is a reflection
on our present-day public health services that in the majority
of districts this essential measure should be left to the public
assistance organisations or be dependent upon voluntary funds
in so far as patients not undergoing institutional treatment
are concerned.
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