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Borough in which the patient was formerly resident is asked to accept financial responsibility, and
residents are asked to contribute towards their maintenance according to their means. Admission
is arranged as and when vacancies occur.
The condition of residents is reviewed periodically to establish the need for continued
residence.
There is accommodation for 28 residents at the Hostel, but at the end of the year there
was no waiting list; at the end of 1966 there was one man awaiting admission.
Recuperative Holidays
Recuperative holidays where the emphasis is on rest, good food, and fresh air, are provided
for adults, including expectant and nursing mothers and children. Arrangements for such holidays
for school children are normally made by the Medical Adviser to the Inner London Education
Authority, usually at one of the Authority's holiday homes. The holidays are provided on medical
recommendations which are subject to approval by the Medical Officer of Health. The following
table summarises the arrangements made during the year (figures for 1966 are given in brackets).
Type of case
Admitted to Homes
during 1967
Being dealt with
at end of 1967
Expectant and NursingMothers 6 (5) 1 (2)
Other adults including tuberculous 73 (64) 4 (3)
persons.
Psychiatric cases 11 (9) - (1)
Accompanied children 29 (25) 1 (4)
Unaccompanied children
(placed by I.L.E.A.) 141 (144) 15 (5)
Totals for the year: 260 (247) 21 (15)
Examination of Blind and Partially-Sighted Persons
Atrangements are made for the domiciliary examination and re-examination of persons with a
view to their inclusion on the Registers of Blind and Partially-Sighted Persons kept by the
Council's Welfare Services. Inclusion of a person on the Register entitles him to extra benefits
from the Ministry of Social Security and to the full range of special services provided by the
Welfare Services. During 1967 the examinations were carried out by the Consultant Ophthalmologist,
Miss J.M. Dollar, F.R.C.S.
In addition, certificates are accepted from other local authorities, hospitals, and private
ophthalmologists and fees paid where appropriate.
The following are details of work carried out during the year, and figures for 1966 are given
in brackets:-
No. of domiciliary examinations during the year
37
(58)
No. of domiciliary re-examinations during the year
78
(65)
No. of certificates accepted from other local
authorities, hospitals, and private ophthalmologists
69
(48)
51