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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 53 cases were so dealt with, 40 women, 10
men, two mothers with children and 1 child under school age.
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 5 mothers who paid
12/6d. per day during 1959. The duration was for 5 days, 10
days, 3 months, 3 months and 6 months. In two 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, and in another two instances
the cases were priority but the family income was such that the
full cost was paid. The fifth case was non-priority.