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Arising out of the implementation of our proposals under this
section, a number of mental cases have been transferred from
hospital to appropriate rest homes where their further maintenance
as a local authority function calls for closer scrutiny.
It has been found possible to transfer a certain number of cases
from guardianship to statutory supervision, thus enabling their
continued financial provision to become a responsibility of the
National Assistance Board, with consequential relief to the local
health authority and the rates.
Convalescence.—It has been found possible to provide convalescence
of the holiday home and rest home type for every age group
of case. In this connection the services of the Invalid Children's
Aid Association are still being utilised to a considerable extent.
Reference has already been made to the value of " loan cupboards
" in affording additional comfort and nursing facilities to
many sick persons being nursed in their homes.
Loan cupboards will be sited as follows :—
Town Hall Annexe.
Church Road Clinic.
East Ham District Nursing Association.
†East Ham Chest Clinic.
†For tuberculous cases only.
Section 28—Statistics.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(1) No. of visits to homes by nurses for clinic
purposes during 1948 6,711
(2) No. of persons on clinic register on 31/12/48:—
Adults Children Total
Diagnosis completed 1,014 270 1,284
Diagnosis not completed 79 55 134
(3) Extra nourishment supplied to patients from 5/7/48 to
31/12/48 :—
Milk 330
Food 32
Total 362
(4) The Committee from 5/7/48 to 31/12/48. approved the
purchase of various items of clothing and bedding to 16 patients.