[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.
- West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CARE AND AFTER-CARE Convalescence Patients, are sent for convalescence on the recommendation of their own doctors and hospital consultants. They contribute towards the cost according to their means. Altogether 66 applica¬ tions were investigated, 20 of these subsequently declined to accept the arrangements that could be made for them, some because they were in benefit for this purpose under some other scheme, e.g., friendly society, and some because they could not make suitable d omestic arrangements. A total of 46 persons received recuperative holidays under the authority's scheme and most of the patients were accommo¬ dated in homes by the sea. In addition to convalescent home fees, travelling expenses were paid in respect of 43 patients. Recommendations These were made as follows By General Practitioners 45 By Hospital Physicians and Surgeons ] 46 Age Group of Patients The 46 patients were of the following age groups: Under 21 years 1 21 to 44 years 10 45 to 64 years 21 65 years and over 14 46 Details of Accommodation Patients were accommodated as follows:-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3026005x_0052.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
