Cripples' Training College (London and District) : Bernhard Baron Memorial (leaflet)
1936 1936 1930s 4 pages : illustrations THE AIMS OF THE COLLEGE. THE College has been established to enable cripples over school age, whose disability precludes them from being absorbed into industry in the ordinary way, to become fitted for it by suitable training. The principal activities inclu...
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| Summary: | 1936
1936
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4 pages : illustrations
THE AIMS OF THE COLLEGE. THE College has been established to enable cripples over school age, whose disability precludes them from being absorbed into industry in the ordinary way, to become fitted for it by suitable training. The principal activities include training in (a) the fundamental practice of simple electro-mechanical technique with the gradual addition of other varieties of technical industrial training, (b) cooking and domestic work, (c) gardening, and (d) general handyman. In addition, an intensive rehabilitation course for recently disabled workers who, whilst not requiring vocational training, need to adapt themselves to the physical limitations imposed by disablement. The Area to be served includes primarily Greater London and the Counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex and Surrey. Applicants in need of active treatment are not eligible for admission, but an Orthopaedic Surgeon exercises general supervision, and the Staff includes a fully trained Nurse as Hostel Matron. The College, when fully functioning, will be supported by the maintenance fees charged for trainees, but the capital cost of the undertaking must be met entirely from voluntary sources. A generous donation from the Bernhard Baron Trustees enabled the Committee to purchase the Leatherhead Court property (consisting of a house with 10½ acres of ground) which will be permanently associated with the name of the late Mr. Bernhard Baron, as a Memorial to him. Other contributions, including a substantial gift from the United Services Fund, have made it possible to adapt and equip a small section of the College for immediate occupation and to provide the first workshop. In order to bring the whole College into use, completely equipped, further funds are required and donations earnestly invited. Of the need for the facilities which the College is designed to provide, there is abundant evidence, while the results which such facilities can produce are a proved fact. Despite the wonders which are now accomplished in the way of medical treatment, there remains a residue of incurably disabled cripples (the toll of those resulting from accidents alone continues to rise) the great majority of whom, if left to themselves, are liable to be a lifelong burden on the State but, given the necessary training, can become self-supporting assets to the community. These people ask, not charity, but a chance in life.
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