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to purchase completed articles and act as agents for the patients.
The technical problems involved are at present the subject of
investigations by the chief welfare officer and the borough
treasurer.
Sales of Articles
Articles produced for which no ready market exists continue
to be a problem. Efforts to dispose of the articles by such means
as sales of work continue and the introduction of the scheme outlined
above will be of great assistance particularly to the less proficient
patients.
Voluntary Workshops
The Kingston Spastic Centre provides a workshop at 13 Geneva
Road, Kingston upon Thames for about 26 spastic and handicapped, young
persons, of whom approximately 15 live in the borough.
The centre makes a valuable contribution to the welfare of
the handicapped in the borough.
Recreation and Voluntary Work
The remainder of the services which are provided for physically
handicapped persons can be described as recreational. These involve
grants to clubs and provision of holidays. There are in the borough
a number of organisations which run social clubs, as listed below, for
handicapped persons, and receive grants from this authority. Their
efforts in this field are much appreciated.

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