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CONVALESCENCE AND
RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS
National Health Service Act
Arrangements were made for patients as indicated:—
Section 28:
31 Bell Memorial Home, Lancing.
8 T.B. cases placed by Spero.
13 St. Joseph's Convalescent Home, Bournemouth.
7 Surrey Convalescent Home, Seaford.
1 Shoreditch Holiday Home, Copthorne.
1 St. Peter's Convent, Woking.
1 Armitage House, Worthing.
1 St. Michael's Convalescent Home, Clacton.
Section 22:
2 Mothers with children—Shoreditch Holiday Home
10 Children placed by I.C.A.A.
5 Mothers with children—Lennox House, Southsea.
School Health Service
As in previous years, convalescent holidays for school children were arranged in
conjunction with the Invalid Children's Aid Association. 122 school children were
admitted to recuperative holiday homes during the year.
Most of the cases referred by the medical officers and general practitioners for convalescent
holidays are children from homes showing economic or social stress, and few
only of the children are sent on purely medical grounds.
Dagenham Children's Care Committee
Seaford Holiday Centre
Two parties of school children went to St. Mary's Bay Holiday Centre, Romney
Marsh, Kent, for a holiday during the summer. 84 children attended the centre this
year. The arrangements are made by the Dagenham Children's Care Committee and
all children are examined at the clinics before they leave for their holiday.
Camp Schools
34 children were examined by school medical officers before being admitted or readmitted
to camp schools.
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