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area enjoyed healthy holidays at two camps which were held.
Outings and parties were also arranged for the children by
various organisations in the district.
The Committee continues to keep stocks of bedding and
other necessities for loan to patients in need. It makes pocket
money allowances to patients in Sanatoria not eligible for sickness
benefit and also to other cases in special need. Other loans
and gifts of money are also available to patients; and there are
a radio and typewriter which are almost continually out on
loan.
It is of course, impossible in this report to give a complete
record of the Committee's activities throughout the year, but
from the foregoing information which has been gathered from
the Committee's Annual Report, it will be appreciated that
its work is of great value to the Community.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY.
The mass Radiography Unit did not visit our area at all
during the year, although it was set up in several adjoining
districts and no doubt many of our residents took the opportunity
of using its facilities. The nearest point of call was
at South Wimbledon, just on our boundary, and the Raynes
Park area was strongly canvassed by officials of the Unit in
an effort to arouse public enthusiasm. Arrangements were
in hand at the end of the year for the Unit to visit Merton
area early in 1954 and this will of course be mentioned in a
future report.
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