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Recuperative Holidays
The Local Health Authority are empowered to provide recuperative
holidays for persons not in need of medical or nursing attention
and during the year 52 cases from the Borough have been sent away.
The length of convalescence was:—
Two weeks 36
Three weeks 12
Four weeks 4
Domestic Help Service
The demands on the Domestic Help Service have been maintained
during the year.
Cases assisted have been maternity, acute sick, chronic sick, aged,
tuberculosis and other infectious cases.
All applications are supported by a medical certificate and in
the case of the chronic sick, which are long term cases, they are reviewed
every three months by the Area Sub-Committee.
As, for some time past, owing to the increase in the number of
cases receiving help, it had been evident that one organiser was
insufficient to cope with the work in the whole of the Forest Area,
representations were made to the County Council for the appointment
of a second organiser. This was duly approved, and the organiser
commenced duty in October, 1954. Her work is confined to an
area comprising the Boroughs of Wanstead and Woodford and
Chingford, with part of the Urban District of Chigwell.
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