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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 1964
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.V.S. Whitstable | 1 | 2 | Unaccompanied child. |
| Highclere, West Gate | 1 | 2 | Mother and one child. |
| TOTALS | 2 | 4 | 1 Unaccompanied child. |
| 1 mother and 1 child. |
(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 | ||
| Bannor Convalescent Home, St. Leonards | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Bell Memorial Convalescent Home, Lancing | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Braemore Court, Bournemouth | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Caxton Convalescent Home, Limpsfield | — | 7 | — | - | 7 |
| Dolly Ross Holiday Home, Bournemouth | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Edenfield, St. Annes | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Bunting House, Kingston Hill | - | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Friendly Society, Heme Bay | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| John Beech Home, Chingford | 1 (2 days) | 6 | — | — | 7 |
| Kingsleigh Convalescent Home, Seaford | - | 12 | 3 | — | 15 |
| Linwell Convalescent Home, Cliftonville | — | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Lymington Convalescent Home, Westgate | — | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Mildmay Convalescent Home, Worthing | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Riemore Lodge Hotel, Clacton | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Rustington Convalescent Home; Littlehampton | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Samuel Lewis Convalescent Home, Walton-on-Naze | - | 18 | - | - | 18 |
| Springbank Pest Home, Tendring Heath | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| St. Michaels Convalescent Home, Clacton | — | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Victorian Convalescent Home, Bognor | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Wooburn Guest House, Thorpe Bay | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| TOTALS | 4 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 87 |
The standard charges of £4.17s.0d. per week for adults and £3.8s.2d.
for children under five years of age, subject to reduction according to
scale in necessitous cases, continued to apply throughout 1964. Travel