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Hostels for
mothers in
work
Medical supervision was given to two hostels for unmarried mothers who go out to
work during the day. Mothers were admitted to the hostels direct from maternity
hospitals or from mother and baby homes and allowed to remain until the baby reached
the age of eighteen months. In one hostel babies were taken by their mothers to a day
nursery during the day, while in the other the babies were cared for, in the absence of
the mothers, by the hostel staff.
Care of the chronic sick
Despite the exchange of some chronic sick for infirm persons in hospital who could not
be discharged to their homes, the number of chronic sick remaining in the Council's
homes at the end of the year was 688 (190 men and 498 women) an increase of 155
compared with the previous year. In some homes sick bays were provided for the care
of the aged suffering from temporary acute illness for whom hospital beds were not
available.
Invalid Meals
for London
Invalid Meals for London provided during the year ended 30th September, 1956,
187,578 meals for 1,635 invalids and sick persons compared with 182,399 for 1,677
persons in the previous year; 162,002 of the meals were delivered to homes and 25,576
served in the dining centres belonging to the organisation. The Council made a grant
in aid of ₤11,500 during the year.
Welfare of handicapped persons
Medical advice was given regarding the eligibility of three applicants for registration
under the Council's scheme for the welfare of handicapped persons other than the blind
and partially-sighted.
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