WORK FOR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25179, 9 May 1947, Page 8

WORK FOR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS

ANNUAL REPORT Ulf j ASSOCIATION j • “One of, the most important functions of the Sanatorium Servtea Committee has been the continuous contact maintained with patient through the lady visitors who called repdanf at Coronation Hospital and the Sana* torium, dtates the annual teport « Dr. W. Gordon Rich, president of tte South Island Tuberculosis Associate# (northern, group). “At Christmaa gifts were made to the children « the fresh #ir home, to all patients, m further gifts to those remainin'? in the institutions over the holiday pcriK Christmas hampers were supplied to W former patients. Oranges have wM supplied to patients regularly, of the cases requiring assistance wete brought to the notice of the exttunve through this committee, and it is teresting to note that the total amount expended o.i comforts, clothing Ifflf financial assistance has risen fro® £155 for the 16 months ended WW ary 28, 1946, to £364 for the 12 fliontte ended February 28. 1947. The report added that the member*} ship stood at 58 life members pared with 42 in 1946), and 184 arinuM members (151).