[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, St Helens County Borough.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, St Helens County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Convalescent Treatment (a) Tuberculous Patients. Several applications were made on behalf of tuberculous patients for convalescent treatment. Two such patients were admit¬ ted under the scheme operating at their place of employment to convalescent homes for periods of two weeks. Another patient and his wife were admitted through the British Legion to a Weston-Super-Mare Hostel for two weeks. A third case was admitted for two weeks convalescence to the Miners’ Home, Blackpool. One female patient was admitted through the St. Helens District Nursing Association to the Lear Home of Recovery, Hoylake, for a period of two weeks. (b) Non-Tuberculous Patients. Application was made on behalf of two non-tuberculous female patients to the St. Helens District Nursing Association for convalescent treatment and both were admitted for two weeks to the Lear ■; Home of Recovery, Hoylake. : Application for convalescent treatment was made on behalf of a school child aged 12 years to the Ormskirk Children’s Hospital and she was admitted for a period of three months. Application was also made for convalescent I treatment over the Christmas period for six children aged from 3 years to 7 years I and they were admitted on 19th December, for a period of two weeks. Applica- ! tion was made on behalf of a female patient to the Rufford Convalescent Home and she was admitted for a period of five weeks. j Occupational Therapy. Under Section 28 of the National Health ' Service Act, the Local Authority operate a scheme for domiciliary occupational i therapy for tuberculous patients. ■( \ In the absence of a qualified Handicrafts Instructor the work is under¬ taken by the Welfare Officer and there has been considerable expansion of this Service. Informal handicraft classes are held at the Chest Clinic and home training has also been undertaken. The schedule of handicrafts includes leather work, rugmaking, embroidery, knitting, woodwork, basketry and the making of lampshades, soft toys and artificial jewellery, etc. Samples of completed work are on view throughout the year at the Chest Clinic. Raw materials are purchased and issued to patients who are allowed to repay the cost by instalments. Pensioner patients are already provided with raw materials by the War Pensioners’ Welfare Services or Regimental Funds and the local scheme ensures that non-pensioners may be similarly helped. Small hand-weaving looms and leather work tools, etc. have been provided on free loan. During the year many patients have used this service and various articles have been purchased to the value of £787 12s. 5d. Initial free issues (varying from 5/- to £2 Os. Od.) totalling £16 16s. Id. have been made to 23 patients. Without doubt the provision of this scheme has been much appreciated by the patients and has helped very considerably in their recovery and ultimate resettlement in employment.
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