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Recuperative Holidays
Patients are sent for recuperative holidays upon the
recommendation of their general practitioners or hospital consultants,
and during the year 36 recommendations were received, of which 16
came from general practitioners.
25 patients subsequently accepted the arrangements made for
their recuperative holidays but one returned home before the expiry
of the booked period.
FAMILY PLANNING
The Borough Council made grants to each of the Kingston
and Maiden, and Surbiton branches of the Family Planning Association
and encouraged the holding of sessions at the Council's clinics.
During 1966 the Family Planning Association was reorganised
and the entire borough is now included in the South West London Branch
which also includes the boroughs of Merton, Richmond upon Thames,
Wandsworth and Lambeth. With effect from 1st April 1967 payments
to the Family Planning Association are to be made on a per capita
basis for women recommended for treatment on medical grounds. The
Association will be allowed to use the Borough Council's clinics free
of charge.
A total of 299 sessions were held at this Authority's clinics
during the year and 957 new patients attended. Of these, 7 were
referred from hospitals, 57 from the Council's clinics, 275 by general
practitioners, 434 by friends and 184 from other sources.