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During the year 1967 the local branch of the British Red Cross
carried out 1,417 treatments, 1,030 which were domiciliary.
Recuperative Holidays
During the year arrangements were made for the placement of
patients in suitable recuperative holiday homes. This service is restricted
to those people recovering from a recent acute illness, no longer in need
of nursing treatment and only requiring rest, fresh air and good food to
complete their treatment. Recommendations were received from hospitals
and general practitioners.
Seventy-eight applications were received and suitable holidays
arranged for these patients—of this number 63 were adults and 15 school
children. In 14 cases the arrangements were cancelled at the patient's
request. The 15 school children were recommended under Section 48 of
the Education Act 1944.
Cervical Cytology
The first session for the taking of cervical smears to assist in the early
diagnosis of cancer of the womb, was held at the Caryl Thomas Clinic,
Headstone Drive, in January, 1967. This clinic has been well attended and
during the summer it was found necessary to run a second session for a
few weeks in order to reduce the waiting list. Six hundred and forty-six
patients were examined during the year. Approximately half of these
patients were referred to their own general practitioners for treatment
or for further referral to hospital for other gynaecological conditions.
There were no positive cases of cancer found during 1967.