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A show-case to display patient's work for sale was installed
in the entrance to the Clinic early in the summer. It has
proved a great and continuing success, providing incentive and
pocket money for the patients. So successful was it in selling
their work that none was left with which to hold a Sale.
A list of local light industry was obtained from the Disablement
Resettlement Officer and several of the factories were
visited by the Occupational Therapist with the idea of finding
light homework for the patients. The response was not good, and
in cases where work might have been available, factories required
too much too soon for the good of the patients.
More successful has been the homework provided by Herald
Miniatures, who supplied four patients with small plastic moulds
to paint at home and this has been profitable to them.
One patient has been successfully assembling model knights
and these have been sold in a London Club through a contact.
The knights also provided a focal point at the Chest Clinic
stand in the Local Government Exhibition at the Town Hall last
November.
Finally, in December, the Occupational Therapy patients all
contributed to a farewell gift for Miss Bridger, an afternoon
tea cloth, which was beautifully embroidered by one of the Class
patients.
VENEREAL DISEASES
The usual returns for which I am indebted to J. R. Crumbie,
fcQ., P. R. C. S. are set out in the Appendix, page 134.
As judged by first attendances at the Croydon Special
Clinic, the incidence of syphilis was the lowest on record, but
there was more gonorrhoea than in 1957.
Mr. Crumbie points out that V. D. Clinics at EJ>som, Reigate
and Kingston have closed and this might increase the Croydon
attendance figures. Nearly 40% of contacts of patients were
persuaded to come for medical examination, but it was impossible
to trace the contacts of a "fair number" of immigrants, who
stated they had been infected after arrival in this country.