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their weekly visit to the home being much appreciated
and the help given enabling her to realise her one wish
of remaining with her mother until the end.
C. had attended the Dispensary at various times for some
years: he was a married man with a family, whom he
was able to support but in the autumn he unfortunately
lost his job and came up to ask the Secretary for help in
obtaining work. As he had had Army service a temporary
grant was obtained from the British Legion and he was
given a letter to the Manager of the Labour Exchange
who found work for him within three weeks.
Unfortunately, after a short time, he contracted lobar
pneumonia and died, leaving a widow with three little
children, as well as a girl of 14 by his first wife. Financial
help was forthcoming from the United Services Fund and,
as the widow was very debilitated, she was sent with the
baby to a sister in the country, another sister took the
second child, while the eldest little boy was sent into
High Wood Hospital as a query case of tuberculosis—the
girl of 14, who had started woi'k, being left with her
grandmother.
The family is now re-united, very much better in
health, and is carrying on with some help from the Public
Assistance Committee and the State pension for the widow
and children.
D. was a girl of 18, run down and losing weight, who had
had to give up her work as clerk through ill-health, and
was sent to the Dispensary by her Panel Doctor. She was
kept under observation for some weeks but, as no definite
evidence of tuberculosis was found, the Charity Organisation
Society were asked to send her away for a convalescent
holiday, as she was too young to obtain this through
her National Health Insurance. She was sent to Eastbourne
for six weeks and returned very much better and
having gained several pounds in weight. She has since
been discharged and the last we heard of her was that
she was working full time as a telephone operator.
Conclusion.
It has already been pointed out that many changes
have taken place both in routine and in personnel during
the past five years, and more especially, from a
variety of causes, during 1930.
The work of the Dispensary has, however, continued
most satisfactorily; and I feel most indebted to