APPENDIX XV
RELIEF SECTION
Welfare Centre for the Physically Handicapped, Lantau 1st April, 1956 to 30th November, 1956
1. Number of Inmates.
Admissions during the period. Handicapped. Dependent.
37
(See Paragraph 124)
Active Cases 30/11/56. Handicapped. Dependent.
Discharges during the period. Handicapped. 70
Dependent.
15
119
31
Total: 150 inmates
2. Classification of Disability.
Cause or Type of Disability.
Handicapped Persons. Male. Female.
Total.
Amputation-one arm
I
1
Amputation-both arms
Amputation- one leg
14
7
21
Amputation-both legs
2
2
Injuries & Diseases of Bones, Joints, Muscles
27
3
30
Postnatal Brain Damage (Hemiplegia)
17
2
19
Spinal Cord Damage (Paralysis)
12
17
Lower Motor Neuron Diseases (Polio)
3
1
4
Leprosy
T. B. (Spine)
1
2
T. B. (Surgical)
1
pakkam
1
Congenital Malformation
3
6
Diseases & Disabilities not specified above
16
16
97
22
119
3.
Social Services.
4.
Casework Activities during the period :
Office Interviews.
Home Visits....
Vocational Training & Sheltered Workshops.
(a) Printing
(b) Sewing
(c) Carpentry
(d) Farming & Gardening
No. of Participants
649
176
in November 1956.
77 13
82,950 sheets
7
18
(e) Bead-stringing
21
Total Outputs
during the period.
909 articles
162 articles
11,752 catties of vegetables
89,790 strings
(f) Bead-dyeing
7
71,436 strings
(g) Plastic-string bags (ended in May 1956)
11
110 bags
(h) Rattan-knitting (started in August 1956).
8
4,233 articles
(i) Tapestry (started in May 1956)
27
2,803
(j) Hair-cutting (started in June 1956).
2
5. Educational Activities.
Classes for children of inmates in the centre and number of student in November 1956:
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
6. Medical Services.
Total of Physical Examinations during the period Total of Medical Attentions during the period Total of Hospitalizations during the period
46
11 students
10 students 7 students 4 students
239
1,689
14
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