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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Prevention of Break-up of Families—Health of Children.—
Supervision of the few problem families in the Area continues, the
Health Visitors taking the leading role and discussing the problems with
interested persons, e.g., General Practitioners, Teachers, Housing Manager
and Psychiatric Social Workers.
Local case conferences are called as necessary.
Convalescent Facilities.—The following tables show the number of
persons sent away for convalescence during 1957 :—
| Name of Home | No. of Cases | No. of weeks' stay | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. James's Home, Margate | 1 | 2 | Mother and three young children |
| Name of Home | No. of weeks' stay | Total Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Bell Memorial Home, Lancing | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| Brook Lane Rest Home, Brighton | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Caxton Convalescent Home, Limpsfield | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Mrs. Chapman's Home, Bournemouth | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Church Army Home, Bexhill | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Church Army Home, St. Leonards | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Miss Clapcott's Home, Ramsgate | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Mrs. Clark's Home, Broadstairs | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Cumberland Convalescent Home, Heme Bay | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mrs. Fennell's Home, Broadstairs | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Mrs. Hayward's Home, Cliftonville | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Handicapped People's Holiday Home, Gorleston | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hunstanton Convalescent Home, Hunstanton | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Mrs. Jarvis's Home, Worthing | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Rustington Convalescent Home, Littlehampton | - | 6 | 6 | - | 12 |
| Samuel Lewis Convalescent Home, Walton-on Naze | 10 | 5 | - | 15 | |
| Shoreditch Holiday Home, Copthorne | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| St. Michael's Convalescent Home, Clacton | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| St. Michael's Convalescent Home, Westgate | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 47 | 27 | 2 | 80 |