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Leyton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Convalescence for Adults.
(a) Number of applications during year 86
(b) Length of convalescence of cases sent during year:—
| Length of stay | No. of Cases |
|---|---|
| One week | 2 |
| Two weeks | 36 |
| Three weeks | 36 |
| Four weeks | 10 |
| Over four weeks | 2 |
(c) Where cases have been sent:—
| Name of Convalescent Home | No. of Cases sent |
|---|---|
| Essex Convalescent Home, Clacton | 38 |
| Bell Memorial Home, Lancing | 12 |
| Spero Fund Homes | 11 |
| Samuel Lewis Home, Walton | 9 |
| Rustington Convalescent Home, Littlehampton | 3 |
| Mental After-Care Home | 2 |
| Wordsworth Home of Rest, Swanage | 1 |
| Edith Cavell Home, Windermere | 1 |
| Victorian Convalescent Home, Bognor | 1 |
| Hermitage Convalescent Home, Hastings | 1 |
| Cumberland Convalescent Home, Herne Bay | 1 |
| St. Michaels Convalescent Home, Westgate | 1 |
| St. Josephs Convalescent Home, Bournemouth | 1 |
| Brook Lane Rest House, Brighton | 1 |
| "Gatley" Epileptic Home, Hastings | 1 |
| Armitage House, Worthing | 1 |
| National Association for the Paralysed Home | 1 |
Health Education.
Shop Window Displays, 280 High Road, Leyton, E. 10.
| Dates | Subject |
| 3.1.54 to 5.3.54 | Coughs and Colds |
| 5.3.54 to 12.4.54 | Sanitary Inspectors |
| 12.4.54 to 26.5.54 | Mobile Mass X-Ray |
| 5.7.54 to 20.9.54 | Diphtheria Immunisation and Health Visiting |
| 21.9.54 to 8.10.54 | Tuberculosis Care Association |
| 15.10.54 to 12.1.55 | Health Visiting and Midwifery |
Lectures.
Five lectures (one illustrated by a film show) were held during the year.
These were attended by 329 persons. An average of 65 persons at each.
Talks.
The Health Visiting staff gave 13 informal talks to groups of mothers
at the Health Clinics in the area. These talks were illustrated by the
projection of film strips.
Home Safety.
For many years it has been the routine practice in this Area for the
Health Visitors to deal with the necessity for efficient fireguards during their
visits to homes, for posters to be exhibited in the clinics, and for suitable
pamphlets to be distributed to expectant and nursing mothers.