FORMER T.B. PATIENTS

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28266, 2 May 1957, Page 9

FORMER T.B. PATIENTS

Difficulty In Finding Jobs More former patients of the Cashmere Sanatorium were seeking light employment, and the difficulty of finding suitable jobs for them was increasing, it was reported to a meeting of the executive committee of the Canterbury and West Coast Tuberculosis Association.

The secretary (Mr B. F. Anderson) said that in many cases when the men were anxious to be employed they were not strong enough to undertake full-time work at their former occupations. But they could do part-time work and were keen to find jobs that would not overtax their strength. Within the last month, Mr Anderson said, he had tried to place three men in suitable work, but had been unsuccessful, although he had interviewed employers and advertised in the newspapers. After some discussion members undertook to try individually to interest employers in the matter. Twenty-three applications from patients, discharged patients or their dependents were dealt with. They included requests for clothing, fuel, footwear, for help in obtaining State - houses or board and lodging, in obtaining employment and in having pensions readjusted. To broaden interest in the work of the association, it was decided to make a drive for new members before the annual meeting next month.

The president (Dr. W. Gordon Rich) presided at the meeting.