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TABLE 36.
CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT
PERIOD OF TREATMENT - 1950
Age Groups
Sex
Up to
1 week
1-2
weeks
2-3
weeks
3-4
weeks
4-5
weeks
5 - 6
weeks
over
6 weeks
Total
Under 5
years
M
1
4
4
4
-
3
3
19
F
-
5
9
10
1
2
1
28
School
children
M
3
10
31
25
4
21
3
97
F
1
13
28
19
6
13
3
83
Adults
M
1
15
3
1
-
-
-
20
F
2
17
9
4
-
-
-
32
Totals
8
64
84
63
11
39
10
279
The recommendations for this form of treatment were submitted by:-
TABLE 37.
Referred by
Children
0-5
School
Children
Adults
Total
General Practitioners
9
15
34
58
Hospitals
13
17
16
46
East. Ham Chest. Clinic
3
26
1
30
School Health Service
-
122
-
122
M. & C.W. Section
22
-
1
23
Totals
47
180
52
279
For comparision the number of children and adults receiving this
form of treatment are appended:-
+ 5/7/48
to 31/12/48
1949
1950
Children 0 - 5 years
37
86
47
Schoolchildren
128
326
180
Adults
10
49
52
+ Approximately 6 months.
The cost of the actual treatment of children and adults in
convalescent homes (including travelling expenses i.e. fares) for the period
1/1/50 to 31/12/50, compared with that for 1949 is shewn below
1949
1950
£
s.
d.
£.
s.
d.
Children under five years
1,945.
9.
6.
758.
11.
10.
Schoolchildren
4,826.
15.
8.
1,966.
10.
2.
Adults
460.
5.
7.
515.
6.
5.
Fares (Including escorts)
-
-
-
84.
8.
8.
Totals
7,232.
10.
9.
3,324.
17.
1.