Annual report : 1948 / Stone House.

  • Stone House Hospital (Dartford, England)
Date:
1948
Catalogue details

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Credit: Annual report : 1948 / Stone House. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ** The Occupation Therapist reports that new varieties of craft work have been introduced soi.ithat some 22 different crafts are now being taught at tho Centre, The latest, crafts to bo taught are Catalin plastics, Hug and Table locow •leaving and coloured Lino printing. Tho hospital library which was formerly housed in a small, dark room near the hospital entrance, has been removed to more spacious accommodation in the old ’Servioos’ room. Shelves have been erected, suitable lighting installed, and the books have been reclassified. Tables and chairs have boon provided, periodicals and newspapers increased.and the library has been open to patients at any time on weekdays. Much help has been provided by the Library department of tho British Rod Cross, and their system of allocation and distribution of books both at tho centre, and through the wards, has been adopted. A ward trolley was provided and other equipment. Under the loan library scheme and by moans of tho ’request book1, it is possible for a patient to make an indivi¬ dual request for a special book ho or she desires to read. The stools of books has been augmented by supplies provided by the British Red Cross. ENTERTAINMENTS. Cinema shows have been hold weekly throughout the year. Dances and whist drives aro held on alternate weeks except in the summer months. In the winter the Brentstoniaft Football Club provide a football match every Saturday afternoon, and in tho summer tho hospital cricket team had a full fixture list. Outings were organ¬ ised for the patients - theatre parties in the winter and coach drives in tho summer. A successful garden party was hold in Tune which was attended by the Chairman and other members of the old Visiting Committee. Tho following summarises some of the entertainments provided during the year 10th 25th 11th 16th 16th 6th 10th 24th 18th 4th 13th 20th May ?! June July . . October November Nov ember November December December December December .... Guildhall Players ’’Bird in Hand”. .... Dartford Musical Society (Mrs.Lindsey’s Quartette). .... Dartford Prosbyterian Church Players Three One Act Plays. .... Dartford Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society ”100 Years Old”. .... Mr. Pilling*s Concert Party* .... New Theatre Group - Three One Act Plays by George Bernard Shaw, .... City of London Police Choral Society, .....Concert - Women's Vol >ry Services. .Dartford Amateur & Dramatic Society ’’The Man who came to Dinner”. .Recital given by Studen ts of Guildhall School of Music. .Recital given by Maurice Colo - (Council for Music in Hospitals). .Mike Regan’s Concert Party - (Women s Voluntary Services). FARM and GARDEN. The Farm and Garden operations throughout the year have been very satisfactory, partly owing to the ample rainfaull. Apples and plums were plentiful and the soft fruit of satisfactory ^uaii y.