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CONVALESCENCE
The Corporation accepts financial responsibility for convalescent
treatment for approved cases, subject to recovery of
cost according to the income of the patient. The conditions imposed
are that convalescence must follow some definite illness
or accident, must be recommended by a doctor, and taken at a
recognised convalescent home.
During the year 57 cases were so dealt with, 44 women, 8
men, 3 children and 2 mothers with children.
These figures do not include school children for whom
arrangements are made by the Education committee.
CORPORATION DAY NURSERIES
One only, situated roughly in the centre of the town, at
Whitehorse Road, now remains. It is available for children whose
mothers are required to work because they are widows, unmarried,
legally separated or divorced. By prior Committee permission,
children from families with temporary difficulties - illness of
the mother or father - may also be accepted.
The minimum charge is 2/- per day. It may be increased
according to net income, on a scale approved by the Corporation.
Subject to places being available, children may be accepted at
the full rate of 12/6d. per day. There were two mothers who
paid 12/6d. per day during 1958. The duration was for two weeks
and four weeks. In both instances, the mothers were originally
in one of the priority categories but became non-priority on
being married and carried on at the Nursery for a while at full
cost.
Details of attendances -
Capacity 50
Number on books at end of year 42
Attendances: under 2 2,893
over 2 5,103
Total 7,996
Number of days opened 255
Average daily attendance 31
M. AND C.W. PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC
The trend of previous years of a fall in the demand for
treatment of minor orthopaedic defects in young children and a
rise in the number of expectant mothers availing themselves of
relaxation exercise courses continued.
Arrangements were being made for remedial exercises and
physiotherapy to be available in the New Addington area, but
these were not completed during the year under review.
Details of attendances are given in Appendix page 119.