"There have not been so many ré- fugees in camps during the past year as there were during the first and second year of the war. Many who have been put out of the camps are now living in "squatter villages" irving to earn, borrow or steal enough to live on. With the ever increasing cost of food many fail to have enough to maintain' health, Mal nutrition makes people easy prey for disease, "An epidemic of typhus fever was prevalent during the months of April 'Two of our resident doc-medical student, four nurses and' the hospital barber' came down with the disease, but fortunately all Yecovered. This disease is carried by the louse of which there are a superabundance in the city. The crowded condition of the Out-patient Department made protection of the staff dif. cult, Special uniforms with closed joeyes and leggings were worn and a vaccine given to those most severely "A bath shed was erected in the!
The President then gave thanks to all those who had worked for the Catholic Federation during the last year, Following this, the secretary, Mr. R. J. E, Price, read a report dealing with' various aspects of the society's activities during the year, mention ing expecially the " Poor Reliot Scheme, for which $2600 was sot aside during 1940. He also mention the increase in membership of the Federation. which now has some 00 members, nearly 20 per cent. more than. in the previous year." The. secretary then vend the library re~ port. and the account of the activi-les' of the Club Section of the Federation, Mr. J. R, Blaikie, the Honorary. Treasurer, presented the Accounts of the Federation. for the year ended December 1. 1040, which had been circulated. There being no comments the Accotnts were, on the proposal of Mrs. Colter seconded by Mr. F. X. da Costa. approved and passed toother with a vote of thanks (0 Mr. Blaikie.
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