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due to ill fitting shoes. Parents were advised regarding foot
hygiene and shoes.
Details of the patients seen are shown in Appendix 15.
Tuberculosis
After-Care
Health Visitors
Three full-time Tuberculosis Visitors are attached to the
Ilford Chest Clinic and one full-time and one part-time visitor
to Harts Hospital. A very close liaison is maintained with the
Chest Clinics and the after-care services are closely integrated.
Facilities
Other facilities which exist for the after-care of tuberculosis
patients include assistance in the maintenance charges at
rehabilitation settlements, provision of free milk, boarding
out of child contacts.
During 1967 one patient continued to reside in a rehabilitation
settlement and financial assistance was provided
towards his maintenance.
One patient was provided with the British Red Cross
domiciliary library service for which the Borough was financially
responsible.
A total of 205 patients were provided with free milk during
the year, an Increase of 31, and the one open air shelter In the
Borough continues to be occupied.
Voluntary Bodies
Mr. H. R. Stanbridge, Senior Administrative Officer in the
Department's Maternity and Child Health Services Section,
continues to undertake the secretarial work of the Ilford Tuberculosis
and Chest Care Association and reports as follows: —
The Ilford Tuberculosis and Chest Care Association continued
to provide assistance to those necessitous cases where
such help is not obtainable from statutory sources, such as
fares enabling re latives to visit patients in hospital, assistance
with fuel and light bills, payment of radio and television
licences, television rental, clothing and extra nourishment.
As in previous years the Committee of the Association are
indebted to the Redbridge Borough Council for the financial
help afforded to them and also for allowing their administration
to be undertaken from the Health and Welfare Department.