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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Occupational Therapy for the Handicapped
Outwork classes continued at 104 Westbury Road, New Maiden.
| Occupational Therapy Classes | Number of persons attending |
|---|---|
| Wednesday (morning) Art Class | 6-8 |
| Wednesday (afternoon) | 10 - 12 |
| Friday (afternoon) | 10 - 12 |
A wide range of crafts are taught at this centre.
Aids and Adaptations
The senior technical instructor and the assistant technical
instructor continued with the aids and adaptations, and during the
year a total of 171 additional aids and adaptations were completed.
The total completed aids were as follows:
| Bathroom aids (special seats, rails etc.) | 56 |
| Ramps for invalid chairs | 2 |
| Structural alterations to premises | 3 |
| Others (walking aids, lifting poles etc.) | 110 |
| 171 |
Outwork
The outwork organiser has continued to obtain various kinds
of outwork from firms and factories in the area or close to the borough
boundary, and the work carried out by the handicapped in this connection
consisted of packing soap and perfume and trimming rubber bushes for
car bodies.
The classes held were as follows: