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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e. other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
| Name of Home | No. of weeks' stay | Total Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | ||
| Bell Memorial Convalescent Home, Lancing | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Caxton Convalescent Home, Limpsfield | 4 | - | 4 |
| Miss Clark's Home, Brighton | 1 | - | 1 |
| Donkey Club Holiday Home, Lancing | 2 | - | 2 |
| Grange Farm Holiday Centre, Chigwell | 1 | - | 1 |
| The Holiday Home, Bournemouth | 1 | - | 1 |
| John Beech Home, Chingford | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mildmay Convalescent Home, Worthing | 6 | - | 6 |
| Rustington Convalescent Home, Littlehampton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Samuel Lewis Convalescent Home, Walton-on-Naze | 10 | - | 10 |
| St. Michael's Convalescent Home, Clacton | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Shoreditch Convalescent Home, Copthorne | 3 | - | 3 |
| Mrs. Stiffell's Home, Clacton | 2 | - | 2 |
| Wooburn Guest House, Thorpe Bay | 4* | - | 4 |
| Totals | 60 | 13 | 73 |
| *One patient stayed one week only, although arrangements had been made for two weeks. | |||
A standard charge of £3.18s.2d. per week is made, but this is subject
to reduction, according to scale, in necessitous cases. Travel vouchers are
issued in cases where the payment of fares would cause hardship.