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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    Now, more than ever, is a sound social life of value.” (page 13). In this big Village Hall at Papworth films and concerts, whist drives and dances are among the frequent entertainments arranged. It will be most interesting to observe the progress of young service men working in our Industries after discharge from the Forces. Before the war we were dealing with large numbers of civilian cases with marked disease sometimes necessitating years of treatment. They had to overcome a serious disability if they were ever to become wage-earners again, and they were often quite desperately anxious to become settlers at Papworth. Now the sure and certain civilian with moderately advanced disease is in company with young, unsure and uncertain service men who have only comparatively early traces of disease. I am happy to feel that in contemplating the future we may look forward with some degree of certainty to providing for the disabled a firm foothold and an assured future in a way that can hardly be equalled or excelled else¬ where, OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT Number of morning visits. 4,639 a i on ,, evening visits. 3,551) „ casualties . 2,117 The number of casualties includes the first visit of those suffering from minor ailments, as well as those who sustained minor Injuries, cuts, bruises, splinters, etc., in the factories or at home. The number of prescriptions dispensed during the year was 19,347. Tests of the blood sedimentation rate, which, when correlated with clinical and radiological findings, are helpful In arriving at an estimation of the activity of the tuber¬ culous lesion, were performed on 2,970 occasions. All our medical officers shared in the work of the Collapse Therapy Unit and the number of artificial pneumothorax refills given to patients during the year amounted to 1,665. Dr. Riddiough has paid several visits and given valuable advice on the treatment and after-care of our orthopaedic cases. MissWillis, who is in charge of the Physio-therapy Department, co-operated freely with this section and the following details of the work done may be of interest. The total number of patients treated amounted; to 62, who re¬ ceived a total of 1,062 treatments during the year. The numbers of patients receiving the various forms of treatment are given below : Heat treatments. 19 Ultra Violet Ray. 16 Massage . 35 Farad ism. 17 [5]