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REHABILITATION OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
During the year the Area Sub-Committee accepted financial
responsibility for three patients undergoing rehabilitation at
Papworth Village Settlement. No charge is made to patients.
CONVALESCENCE FOR ADULTS
The total of cases sent away for recuperative convalescence
was 62. The length of convalescence was two weeks in 43 cases,
three weeks in 17 cases, and four weeks in two cases. Recovery of
cost or part-cost is made.
SICK-ROOM EQUIPMENT
There are two main depots for sick-room epuipment, one at
the District Nurses' Home in Carisbrooke Road and the other at
the British Red Cross Society Headquarters in Forest Road.
During the year routine issues were made of items of equipment
such as bed-pans, thermometers and feeding cups, etc. One
chair-commode was provided for a special case.
CHIROPODY SERVICES
The Foot Clinic, originally established by the Borough Council,
continued as in previous years with four whole-time Chiropodists.
Daily morning sessions were held, with afternoon sessions on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and evening sessions on Mondays,
Thursdays and Fridays. Treatment was by appointment and
unfortunately, there has always been a long waiting list.
Total attendances in 1951 were 15,201, including 1,848 new
patients.
DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
(Section 29)
Mrs. C. M. Hall, Domestic Help Organiser, reports as
follows :—
"The year 1951 showed no sign of any slackening in the
demand for domestic help. On the contrary the service has
met more requests than ever, and continues to be administered
along lines similar to those adopted during 1950. During the
year 1,214 visits were paid to patients and helps. To meet the
increased demand in the service, it became necessary to engage
more helps, the number at the end of the year being 7 full-time
and 192 part-time workers. Cases carried forward at end of
1951 were 71 more than brought forward from 1950. A
greater number of full-time helps and less part-time is desirable
but the response to advertisements for full-time helps has been
poor.