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Provision has been made for the supply of a rug loom
so that the making of larger-sized rugs will be possible.
During the year six students had improved sufficiently
to be able to resume full-time employment and nine new
patients joined the class. At the end of the year there were
14 patients on the register, and all are looking forward keenly
to the Essex County Show in June, 1953, when we have been
again requested to form part of the County Health Exhibit."
As stated in my previous report, from my personal observation
of the working of the Occupational Therapy Centre since its inception
I am more firmly convinced than ever that these patients
derive great physical and mental benefit from the fact that they are
engaged in useful work. Patients suffering from tuberculosis tend to
become increasingly introspective, morbid and depressed and
occupational therapy is of great value in changing their mental
outlook.
They derive much satisfaction from the knowledge that they
are producing articles which are of use to the community, and
occupational therapy is a very valuable form of medical treatment.