Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |
---|---|---|---|
Jnited Counties Childrens Convalescent Home, Walmer | 1 | 4 days | Unaccompanied child. Returned home after 4 days — unsettled. |
Victoria Lodge, Clacton | 1 | 2 weeks | Mother and 3 children. |
The Church Army, Bexhill | 2 | 2 weeks each | 2 mothers and 2 children. |
TOTALS | 4 | 4-4/7 | 1 unaccompanied child 3 mothers and 5 children. |
(b) Under Section 28 of the Act, i.e. other persons requiring a change of air and surroundings to aid recovery and rehabilitation.
Convalescent Home | No. of weeks' stay | Total Cases | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Bell Memorial Convalescent Home, Lancing | - | 10 | 6 | - | 16 |
"Barnsley", Broadstairs | — | - | 1 | - | 1 |
"Barnsley", Westgate-on-Sea | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Caxton Convalescent Home, Limpsfield | — | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Dolly Ross Holiday Home, Bournemouth | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
John Beech Home, Chingford | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Kingsleigh Convalescent Home, Seaford | 1 | 9 | - | - | 10 |
(booked) | |||||
Limpsfield Convalescent Home | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Lloyd Memorial Home, Dea | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
Mildmay Convalescent Home, Worthing | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Rustington Convalescent Home, Little- | 10 | ||||
hampton | 2 [1 booked) | 6 | 2 | - | |
Samuel Lewis Convalescent Home, Walton-on-Naze | - | 21 | 2 | - | 23 |
St. Michaels Convalescent Home, Clacton | — | 6 | 2 | - | 8 1 1 1 |
St. Michaels Convalescent Home, Westgate | - | 1 | - | - | |
Surrey Convalescent Home, Seaford | - | 1 | - | - | |
The Friars, Aylesford | 1 | - | - | - | |
(2 days) | 12 | ||||
Wooburn Guest House, Thorpe Bay | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
TOTALS | 8 | 76 | 16 | - | 100 |