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(c) Maintenance of Children;

With the opening of a new Kowloon Branch of the Society for the Protection of Children, one more place to which children of poor patients can be sent for maintenance is now available.

(d) Financial Assistance:

Financial assistauce can be given to needy patients or their families from two sources, (a) the Samaritan Fund and (b) the After-care of tuberculous patients Vote for maintenance while the bread winner of the family is unable to work on account of sickness; these sources also provide patients with extra nourishment and clothing, small capital for buying hawkers licences, or for setting up as hawkers and so on.

(e) Re-employment:

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often make arrangements for a patient to learn a trade when his last employment is found to be unsuitable or should he be unable to go back to his old job on account of his disability. With the co-operation of the Labour Department it is sometimes possible to secure from their former employers light work or alternative employment for patients.

(f) Attempted Suicide:

Medical treatment and hospitalization if necessary is frequently arranged by the almoner for attempted suicide cases, accommodation being found either in a government hospital, or at the Tung Wah group of Hospitala.

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(g) Injured Patients:

The almoners' department works closely with the Labour Department and Traffic Office on every industrial and traffic case, very often being able to obtain reasonable compensation for the patients.

(A) Extra Food:

Milk powder is being given to tuberculous patients weekly at the two tuberculosis clinica. At the beginning of the year, milk powder from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund was given to expectant mothers and children in the outpatient departments.

Tuberculosis Work,

448. The Aftercare of Tuberculous Patients Vote has been well planned and carefully spent by the Tuberculosis Almoner. 132 families received financial assistance. The Children's Home for Contacts in Fanling run by the Mennonite Mission has proved to be a valuable service, and at the same time a happy home for many of these unfortunate children.

Mental Hospital.

449. Psychiatric social work has been developed in this institution since a full time almoner was posted there. She is able to follow up most of the patients after discharge or to expedite a patient's discharge, and make accommodation available for new admissions.

Occupational Therapy.

450. There is no trained occupational therapist in the Medical Department. The Physiotherapist and the Principal Almoner with the help of the Committee Members of the Occupational Therapy Fund are doing their best to arrange occupational therapy for the long term cases. The Hong Kong

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