Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
At the end of the year there were 6 patients remaining on the register for Occupational
Therapy. The great majority of the patients shown in the table below were up
for a minimum of 4 hours a day and all of them had had treatment in hospital.
Some difficulty was experienced in selling the work done by the patients and this
limited the scope and effectiveness of the occupational therapy. Although there was
a greater demand for goods during the two or three months preceeding Christmas, the
demand was never sufficient to enable the patients to be fully occupied and at times some
of them discontinued therapy. It is unfortunate that the difficulty of disposing of goods
prevents the patients from taking full advantage of their occupational therapy, particularly
as a number of them appreciate the therapy as a means to recovery rather than a
way to earn extra money.
Occupational Therapy for domiciliary chest cases
The following is a summary of work carried out from January 1st to December 31st, 1957.
Total of Patients | Total of New Patients | Total of Visits | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 20 | 7 | 77 |
February | 20 | 1 | 59 |
March | 20 | 6 | 73 |
April | 23 | 4 | 54 |
May | 26 | 5 | 128 |
June | 22 | 1 | 59 |
July | 18 | 1 | 61 |
August | 22 | 6 | 82 |
September | 25 | 3 | 80 |
October | 27 | 3 | 115 |
November | 29 | 2 | 51 |
December | 23 | 1 | 90 |