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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
The Chest Clinic Occupational Therapy Department has had another
very busy year in 1967. There have been several new patients added to the
list of people visited in their homes. Most of these patients have been very
keen to work and have benefited considerably from being kept occupied.
All the patients visited have had a remarkably productive year and the
turnover of materials has increased a great deal as a result.
We have had a fairly steady demand for the craft work made throughout
the year which was gratifying and there was less than the normal accumulation
of articles to be sold at the Christmas sale.
This proved to be fortunate as the Croydon Hospitals' Occupational
Therapy Departments did not hold their annual sale in November and we had
to look elsewhere for a venue.
Mrs. Pelcis from Purley Chest Clinic invited this Department to hold a
small sale there; this proved to be most successful, and the gesture was
very much appreciated.
VENEREAL DISEASES
New cases of Syphilis were more numerous than in 1966 and markedly
above the numbers for previous years. There was a substantial rise in cases
of gonorrhoea and these included 2 boys under 16 years of age. Our routine
health education programmes for older school children stress the avoidance
of these infections and the importance of prompt and effective treatment.
For detailed figures see Appendix page 135.
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
Very considerable use has been made of the facilities for bacteriological
and other laboratory examinations of public health nature. I take
this opportunity to thank Dr. W.R.G. Thomas, Consultant Bacteriologist at
Mayday Hospital for his ready assistance and most helpful advice which
have been available at all times.
For detailed figures, see Appendix page 128.