Report of the Committee of Management and Medical Director : 1940 / Papworth Village Settlement.

  • Papworth Village Settlement (Cambridge, England)
Date:
1940
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Management and Medical Director : 1940 / Papworth Village Settlement. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    This magnificent study of a Papworth child answers the question : “ Is Papworth worth while ? No child born at Papworth is a victim of the disease. prepared which will, it is hoped, throw some light on the interval period between exposure and manifestation of the disease. In so many cases this is lacking in all spectacular clinical symptoms, although in the opinion of the pathologists there is a continuous evolution from the childhood foci forms subsequent to exposure and, after an interval of varying duration, the manifestation of the lesion itself. Literary Work A series of lectures was given on “ The Historical Evolution of the Theory of Phthisio- genesisfrom Hippocrates to the Present Day. These lectures are to appear in book form. The Papworth Village Survey will also be published in book form, entitled The Control of Contact Infection in a Sheltered Environment ”, subtitle, “Epidemiological and Phthisiogenetical Implications of Contact Infection.” A new edition of the monograph on Principles and Practice of Rehabilitation,” presented in 1937 at the Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis in Lisbon is in preparation. A Bibliography on Rehabilitation is being compiled on behalf of the International Union Against Tuberculosis. The first section covering the period up to 1900 will be ready for press this year. A Review of Rehabilitation activities in various countries covering the period 1937- 1939 has been compiled, aifd arrangements made for publication; and a review for the years 1939-1941 is being prepared. A text-book on Functional Pathology in Tuberculosis ”, the plans for which were laid down many years ago is being prepared. PAPWORTH INDUSTRIES Mr. B. Tallyn, General Manager. At the time of preparing this report on the activities of the industrial section ot Papworth's work ail else is overshadowed by the death of our founder, to whose wise vision, great determination, and understanding of a human and a social problem Papworth will remain a lasting memorial. Against every discourage¬ ment and difficulty bir Pendrill persevered, building from the smallest of beginnings until it was perhaps fitting that he should die in harness at a time when his work was never better able to weather the storm. Factories Fully Employed. The year 1940 saw the industry of our country undergoing a tremendous strain in meeting the wartime demands made upon it. The great reserve of productive capacity planned here in recent years for the quantity manufacture of high grade work enabled us to make a contribution to the national effort, which has given great satisfaction to each and every member of the personnel, who have responded to the task with the greatest enthusiasm. Throughout the year, each factory with its complement of machinery, has been kept fully employed, and it is pleasing to record that on the whole we were successful in keeping faith with our commitments, gaining confidence and prestige which should not be without value in the years to come. Naturally such increased activity has made it easier to realise our ambition, to be self-supporting. Successful Rehabilitation. It would, of course, be easily possible to quote bald facts and figures but what are these compared with the increasing value of the important experiment which is being carried on at Papworth ? Perhaps I am wrong in using the term experiment, because it has gone far beyond the experimental stage, as I have endeavoured to convey on broad lines in my report. The successful rehabilitation of the disabled has become established, a fact which in post war years will be of paramount importance in the nation’s problems. Already we are employing Ex-Service men disabled in the present war. At the moment our accom- [12]