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undertake this work, as well as general care and supervision of all
the children's cases, for which we give them hearty thanks.
We also wish to thank the Army Societies, United Services Fund,
British Legion, Soldiers and Sailors Help Society, the Red Cross
Emergency Committee, Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, and various
Regimental agencies, also the Charity Organisation Society, which
keeps closely in touch with us and helps our civilian cases.
Very often (men especially) would return to try and support their
families when quite unfit to do so, but for help given.
We also wish to thank the Invalid Kitchen Committee, which
provides just the right form of nourishment, both before and after
treatment, if advised by our Tuberculosis Officer.
Our Committee have dealt during the year with 344 cases, recommended
by our Tuberculosis Officer to the L.C.C. for Institutional
Treatment. Of these, 271 were adults, and 73 children.
The families of 38 adults and 24 children were asked to contribute
towards the cost, in sums ranging from 2s. to 20s. weekly.
These are generally very willingly paid; some say they wish they
could give more, to show how they appreciate the treatment received.
It will be noted that only a small number, especially among the adults,
pay anything at all. This is accounted for by the poverty of the
Borough, and the great quantity of unemployment—as well as the
great care taken by our Committee that the payments should not be
a burden.
We visit all the cases on their return, to see how they are, and if
help is needed.
Some return fit for work and have to be tided over till wages
are paid.
Some few, we only wish they were more, have succeeded in moving
to better surroundings, and require help with furniture or the moving.
Time is given at every Committee to consider special needs, and the
Tuberculosis nurses, the I.C.A.A. Secretaries, the Hon. Organiser and
other members of Committee bring up for special help and consideration
any patients whose needs have come to their notice during the week.
Our Committee is on the whole well attended and is a very "live"
one, as so many of us know, and are keenly interested in the cases
we discuss.
We only wish we could do more for these cases, but if tempted to
be disheartened we only have to look back and see the wonderful growth
of the work during the last few years, and look forward with hope for
increasing growth in the future.
L. ASHE,
Hon. Organiser.