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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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(a) Under Section 22 of the National Health Service Act, i.e., nursing mothers and young children.
| Convalescent Home | No. of Cases | No. of weeks' stay | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Array Home, Bexhill | 1 | 2 days | Mother and baby (Stay curtailed owing to serious illness in family). |
| House Beautiful, Bournemouth | 1 | 4 | Unaccompanied child |
| Sheen Hall Hotel, Walmer | 2 | 4 (each) | 2 unaccompanied children |
| Totals | 4 | 12 2/7 | 3 unaccompanied children 1 mother and baby |
(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 | 4 | ||
| Miss Barton's Home, Clacton | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Bell Memorial Convalescent Home, Lancing | 13* | 5 | - | 18 |
| Caxton Convalescent Home, Limpsfield | 5 | 2 | - | 7 |
| Grange Farm Holiday Centre,Chigwell | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| John Beech Home, Chingford | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Kingsleigh Convalescent Home, Seaford | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lloyd Memorial Convalescent Home, Deal | 6 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Mildmay Convalescent Home, Wortliing | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Rustington Convalescent Home, Little hampton | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Samuel Lewis Convalescent Home, Walton-on-Naze | 13 | 1 | - | 14 |
| St. Ediths, Thorpe Bay | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Surrey Convalescent Home, Bognor | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| St. Michaels Convalescent Home, Clacton | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| The Vale, Broadstairs | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Wooburn Guest House, Thorpe Bay | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Mrs. Wood's Home, Margate | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 59 | 12 | 1 | 72 |
*Two patient's stayed one week only, although arrangements had been made
for two weeks.