[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 The accommodation in the Council’s Homes at Cavendish Lodge and Trevin Towers remained filled to capacity throughout the year. In addition accommodation at St. Luke’s Home, Cliff Road continued to be used for women, the average accommodated there this year being 20, and at the time of writing 24 women in the Home are the responsibility of this Authority. There is a long waiting list for accommodation, and there is little doubt that with present conditions and the increasing number of residents of the town in the upper age group, there will be a continued ' demand for the provision of Residential Accommodation. It is satisfactory to note that so far, despite the calls made, it has not been necessary to refuse any really urgent applications. The right to use accommodation to the extent of twenty beds in St. Mary’s Hospital continued, but in fact these beds have been used for sick cases and throughout the year only three cases were temporarily admitted to St. Mary’s, being cases actually in the hospital for whom no provision could be made by relatives on discharge and who were retained pending a bed in Local Authority Part HI accommodation. A considerable strain was placed on the staff in Part HI accommoda- tion during the winter when a large number of sick cases had to be dealt with due to the non-availability of hospital beds. It is to be noted that there is an increasing amount of infirmity among Part HI residents and this type of case is causing a problem all over the country as, although not needing active nursing, they are nevertheless unsuitable for Part HI accomm^odation as at present provided. Temporary accommodation has been maintained at 49 Pevensey Road, for the temporarily homeless, w'hich for many reasons is not suited to this type of case. 1. Provision of Residential Accommodation (Section 21 (i) (a) ) A.—Aged, Infirm or Other Persons in Need of Care and Atten- tion. (i) Cavendish Lodge, Cavendish Place, provided and maintained by the Local Authority, afforded accommodation for a maximum of 27 male residents. Admission and discharges were: In Home on 31st December 1951 Admitted during the year Discharged during the year Died during the year . . Remaining in the Home on 31st December 1952 26 13 13 1 25