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from this Borough, and 12 went last year. Transport arranged by
this Department is usually carried out by the Hospital Car Service.
Fees at the camp are £7.7.0 per person.
Lulworth Court, Westcliff
This is a holiday home run by Dorincourt Estates for 20
severely paralysed men and women. It is specially adapted for the
severely disabled and a number of aids are provided. Approximately
20 persons went from this Borough last year and the same
number hope to be accommodated this year. Transport is arranged
by this Borough and carried out by Hospital Car Service. Fees
£8.8.0 per week.
Westbourne Lodge Guest House, Clacton, Essex
This Borough has obtained a block booking of all available
places at this privately owned guest house for the two weeks August
27th - September 10th. Accommodation is for 20 people and fees
are £6 10s. 6d. per week.
The Bedfont Hotel, Clacton
The Spastic Society own this small home. It caters for eighteen
cerebral palsied men and women and is open all the year round.
This Borough usually sends five or six pensons from this area during
the year. Transport arranged by this Department is by the
Hospital Car Service.
Maitland House, Frinton, Essex
This is a convalescent Guest House run by the Maitland Trust.
It accommodates 17 women. Three or four persons from this
Borough have holiday periods of up to 14 days. Fees : 8-12 guineas
per week.
In addition to the above holiday centres individual holidays
are arranged for the spring course organised by the Essex Physically
Handicapped Association at the Writtle Institute, and the course
for young people at Avon Tyrrell run by the National Association
of Youth Clubs.
Other Services
(i) Purpose-built vehicles are provided to transport the handicapped
to and from training centres, holiday homes and
social centres.
(ii) Alterations to premises and the issue of special equipment.
(iii) Registration of and issue of badges to Disabled Drivers—
at the end of the year some 20 badges had been issued.
SERVICES FOR THE BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED
Services for the blind and partially sighted are perhaps the
most comprehensively developed of all welfare services. Coordination
between the senior medical and social welfare officers
of the Health and Welfare Department and the head of the Ophthalmic
Department at Oldchurch Hospital insure that the standard
of service is maintained at a high level.
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