Report of the Committee of Management and Medical Director : 1949 / Papworth Village Settlement.

  • Papworth Village Settlement (Cambridge, England)
Date:
1949
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    Vogue Export Book—November 1949. The Times Survey of B.I.F. We are glad to report that the Council of Industrial Design has selected one of our designs for inclusion in a publication which they are preparing on this very important subject. At the end of a very difficult year we can congratulate ourselves on the volume of work entrusted to us. This has only been achieved by keeping our Sales force keyed up to the highest pitch, by maintaining the closest observation on our manufacturing processes, by encouraging that pride in craftsmanship which is one of the features of our Industries, and, above all, by giving satisfaction to our customers. Our future development has to a large extent been handicapped by lack of houses which are so necessary if we are to maintain a strong force of permanent settlers. Every new house erected and occupied is a valuable contribution towards the stability of the Industries, and unless the rate of building is accelerated there is no doubt that future expansion will be very much restricted and this is something to be regretted at a time when so much emphasis is being laid on rehabilitation. In concluding this report I would like once again to express my appreciation for the loyalty and co-operation of the entire staff and personnel, during a period in the history of the Industries which was not without its own special problems and anxieties. B. TALLYN. THE VILLAGE During the year 1949, 2,190 nursing and 507 casual visits were paid to homes of colonists and staff in the village by the District Nurse. Forty-eight children were notified as Measles cases during the Spring, four having pneumonia as a complication. All made good recoveries. There were six cases of Whooping Cough, and five children were admitted to Adden- brooke’s Hospital, for Tonsils and Adenoids. Nine babies were born to our families, three at home, five in the County Hospital, and one at Paxton Park Maternity Home. The weekly clinics were well attended, by 670 adults and 650 children. Thirteen babies were satisfactorily vaccin¬ ated, 19 immunized against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough, and 22 had a “Booster” dose of the combined vaccine before starting school, or at the age of 12. Twenty-nine Ante-natal examinations were made, and visits were paid to the school at two-monthly intervals for Pediculosis reports, which were “clean” except on two occasions. The School Medical Officer paid a visit in February, to make her routine examination of all school children ; this resulted in 70 visits being paid to homes, for follow-up on the Remedial List. Eleven under-one-year health visits were paid and 48 up to School age. NURSE D. LANDON. THE SOCIAL LIFE For a picture of the social life at Papworth one could not do better than read through the issues of the Papworth Annual, which was first published in 1921 and is now in its twenty-eighth year. For instance in the 1949-50 edition one finds short stories and articles by patients and ex-patients and reports from societies and clubs, which give a vivid impression of a most lively organism. All the various organizations have continued their work ; the Horticultural Society, Parish Council, W.E.A., Wesley Guild, Old Time Dance Club, Youth Club, Billiards League, Red Cross Cadets, Army Cadets and so on. We have to report two new ventures : owing to the operation of the National Health Service the Nursing Association had to come to an end, and the members promptly re¬ constituted themselves as a Women’s Institute. The other venture is the formation of a Band which bids fair to be one of the most successful undertakings we have had at Papworth. In December, six months after its formation, it gave its first public performance to a crowded audience in the Village Hall. We are grateful to the following kind friends who have provided entertainment during the year : Joan Metcalfe and Coy. Pantomime—The Sleeping Beauty. Wilfred Pinney and P.A. Productions— Blithe Spirit and An Inspector Calls. St. Ives Amateur Dramatic Society— Grand National Night. Huntingdon Music Makers Club—Ruddigore. R.A.F. Wyton Variety Group—March Hares. Castle Street Methodist Church, Young Peoples Club—The Ghost Train. Wimpole Park Training College Staff— The Rivals and The Playboy of the Western World. [8]