IV1AART 1977 F I S I O T E R A P I E 11 T ab le I: Sex ' M ale Female Age 0 -3 0 y e a rs 30 -6 0 y e a rs 60 a n d u p Cause F r o s tb ite p e rip h e ra l V a sc u la r D isease D ia b e te s M ellitus T u m o u r T ra u m a I nf e ct i on C o n g e n ita l T i m e F r o m A m b u l a t i o n A m p u t a t i o n to L e n g t h o f I n d e p e n d e n t w ith h r e s c r ip t io n T r a in i n g A m b u l a t i o n A s s is ta n c e 3 m o n th s 1,8 m o n th s 8 4 % 16% 4 ,6 m o n th s 1,8 m o n th s 5 0 % 50% 2 m o n th s 1,9 m o n th s 91 % 9 % i m o n th s 1.6 m o n th s 56 % 4 4 % 3 m o n th s 1,8 m o n th s 69 % 3 1 % N o i n f o r m a t i o n N o i n f o r m a t io n 100% 0 % 3,5 m o n th s 1,9 m o n th s 63 % 37 % 3 ,4 m o n th s 1 ,6 m o n th s 6 5 % 3 5 % 4 m o n th s 1.2 m o n th s 6 6 % 44 J/o 5 m o n t h s 2 ,5 m o n th s 9 0 % 10% 3.5 m o n th s 1 m o n th 50% 50% N o i n f o r m a t i o n N o n e 100% 0% th e tis t on th e staff o f th e R e h a b ilita tio n M e d ic in e D e p a r t ­ m en t, th is tim e lag c o u ld be sign ific a n tly re d u ce d . L e n g th o f tra in in g a v era g ed a t 1,9 m o n th s , re g ard less o f age, sex, o r c a u se o f a m p u ta tio n . R e su lts p re se n te d are th o se fo r p a tie n ts tre a te d o n a n o u t- p a tie n t basis. P e rh a p s h a v in g th e p a tie n t a d m itte d to th e h o s p ita l fo r s h o rte r, m o re in te n siv e r e h a b ilita tio n w o u ld b e th e s o lu ­ tio n . In v e stig a tio n in to th is m a tte r sh o u ld b e in stig a ted . A lso in te re s tin g to n o te is t h a t it tak es a p p ro x im a te ly th e sa m e le n g th of tim e to tr a in a 2 0 -y e a r-o ld as it d o e s a n 8 0 -y e ar-o ld . T h e r e a s o n fo r th is is p r o b a b ly th a t th e 2 0 -y e ar-o ld is p u sh e d to g re a te r d e g ie e s o f p e rfe c tio n , a n d ta u g h t m an y m o re things. T h e fa c t t h a t 69% o f p a tie n ts o v e r 60 y e ars o f age a tta in e d in d e p e n d e n c e is im pressive. A s can be seen fro m th e in d e p e n d e n c e levels a chieved, in sp ite o f a g e a n d p o o r v a s c u la tu re , p ro s th e tic tra in in g is o b v io u sly w o rth th e effort. I t is a q u e s tio n o f level o f a c h ie v e m e n t v e rsu s p ric e in tim e! C o n tin u e d e m p h a sis is re q u ire d to de cre ase th e tim e in v o lv e d . Discussion E ight m o n th s is a lo n g tim e f o r a n y p a tie n t to w a it to be fu lly a m b u la n t a g ain . E ffo rts sh o u ld be d ire c te d to reduce th a t tim e. L e n g th o f tim e fro m a m p u ta tio n to p re scrip tio n a p p e a rs u n a ffe c te d b y age, sex, a n d original a e tio lo g y fo r a m p u ta tio n . T h e o n ly w ay to decrease th is tim e is im p ro v e d w o u n d h e a lin g a n d sh a p in g of the re sid u a l lim b. S e v e ral re se a rc h p ro g ra m m e s a re under w ay a tte m p tin g to m ak e im p ro v e m e n ts in th is a rea . T w o -a n d - a - h a lf m o n th s fro m p ro s th e tic p re s c rip tio n to delivery is in d e e d excessive. A c tu a l f a b ric a tio n o f the prosthesis tak e s o n ly a few days. T h is is d u e in p a r t to slowness of th ird p a rty p a y m e n t. T h e m a jo r re a s o n fo r this d e la y a p p e a rs p u re ly a d m in istra tiv e in n a tu r e a nd could p ro b a b ly b e de cre ased . A t th is fa cility a p riv a te prosthetic c o m p a n y n o t s itu a te d w ith in th e a c tu a l h o s ­ pital was utilize d . P e rh a p s b y h a v in g a c ertified p ro s- Summary A g ro u p o f a m p u te e s seen a t th e A m p u ta tio n C lin ic o f th e U n iv e rsity o f C h ica g o a re review ed, w ith sp e c ia l re fe re n c e to b re a k d o w n o f le n g th o f tim e in v o lv e d in c o m p le tin g .re h a b ilita tio n , a n d in d e p e n d e n c e levels ach iev e d . A tte m p ts w ere also m a d e to se e i f age, sex a n d c au se f o r in itia l a m p u ta tio n p lay e d a n y r o le in d e te r m in in g ' len g th o f tra in in g o r fu n c tio n a l a b ility achieved. A ckn ow led gem ents I w o u ld like to th a n k th e D ir e c to r a n d staff o f the P h y s ic a l T h e r a p y D e p a rtm e n t a t th e U n iv e rsity o f C h ica g o fo r th e ir a dvice, c riticism a n d a ssista n ce in a c c u m u la tio n o f d a ta . R eferences 1. K e rste in , M . D .; Z im m e r, H .; D u g d a le , F . E .; L e rn e r, E .; “ A m p u ta tio n o f th e L o w e r E x tre m ity ; A S tu d y o f 194 C a se s” . A rc h . P h y s. M e d . O ct. 1974. T H E P R IN C IP L E O F P H Y S IO T H E R A P Y W O R K SH O P S T he c o n c e p t o f P h y s io th e ra p y W o rk s h o p s w as first p u t to u se b y th e O b s te tric A s so c ia tio n a n d h a s b e e n u se d successfully in r e c e n t m o n th s b y th e S.A .S.P. N o r t h e r n T ransvaal B ra n ch . A W o rk s h o p ta k e s th e fo rm o f a n in fo rm a l, r o u n d ­ table g a th e rin g o f p h y s io th e ra p is ts a t w h ic h b o th th e o ­ retical a n d p ra c tic a l a sp e c ts o f a p a r tic u la r s u b je c t a re th o roughly d iscussed a n d d e m o n s tra te d . T h e su b je c t is introduced b y o n e o r tw o m o re e x p e rie n c e d m em b e rs, after w h ic h a ny m e m b e r m a y p u t fo rw a rd id ea s o n th e subject a n d d e m o n s tra te th e te c h n iq u e fo rth w ith . A trea tm e n t m at, p lin th , a p p a r a tu s o r m a c h in e u n d e r d is ­ cussion can be d isp lay e d a n d u se d a t such a w o rk s h o p . T h e W o rk s h o p le a d e r sum s u p a t th e e n d a n d defines areas o f u n c e r ta in ty w h ic h c a n be r e s e a rc h e d b e fo re a later, re p o rt-b a c k w o rk s h o p . A p a n e l o f e x p e rts m a y also be in vited to g u id e d iscussion. T he a im s o f P h y s io th e ra p y W o rk s h o p s can b e s u m ­ m arised as fo llo w s: 1. to e n a b le p h y s io th e ra p is ts to in te rc h a n g e id ea s a n d le a rn fro m o n e a n o th e r in a n in fo rm a l, p ra c tic a l a tm o s p h e re ; 2 . to define c o n tro v e rs ia l o r u n c e r ta in a re a s o f a s u b ­ je c t re q u irin g re se a rc h , a n d th e ie fo r e 3 . to s tim u la te in te re s t in re se a rc h ; 4 . to c re a te a n o p p o rtu n ity fo r p re s e n tin g a n d disc u ss­ ing a v a ila b le re s e a rc h lite ra tu re w h ic h is oth erw ise o fte n o v e rlo o k e d . . - T h e W o rk s h o p e v en in g s a re c h a ra c te ris e d b y lively c o m m e n t, p a u se s o f fu rio u s c o n c e n tra tio n a n d , n eed less to say, f re q u e n t b a n te rin g w hich, w h ile e n s u rin g a h e a d ­ a ch e o r tw o f o r th e W o rk s h o p le a d e r, m a k e s th e evening b o th e d u c a tio n a l a n d e n jo y a b le . S u b je cts d e a lt w ith so fa r w ere h e m ip leg ia a n d low b a c k p a in . T h e la tte r p ro v e d to o v a st a n a re a , as e x p e rts on th e v a rio u s c a u s e s sp o k e a n d a f te r 2 \ h o u rs t h e C h a ir ­ m a n h a d to i n te r r u p t lively a n d in te re s te d d isc u ssio n a n d p ro m is e a se c o n d session! P h y s io th e ra p y W o rk s h o p s n e ed n o t re p la c e th e m o re c o n v e n tio n a l le c tu re fo rm o f B ra n c h m ee tin g s, b u t do p ro v id e a re fre sh in g v a ria tio n on m a n y a n o ld th em e . W o rk s h o p s h a v e, h o w e v e r, p ro v e d t o b e v e ry p o p u la r w ith a ll c a te g o rie s o f m em b e rs1 a n d a tte n d a n c e a t th ese h a s in c re a s e d b o th in n u m b e rs a n d activ e p a rtic ip a tio n . M R S . G . O O S T H U IZ E N R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. ) 12 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y M A RCH , 1977 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Sou th A frican Society o f P hysiotherapy O bstetric A ssociation: S e c re ta ry : M rs . B. K a ste ll, 11 B a th A v e n u e , P a rk w o o d , J o h a n n e s b u rg , 2193. T e l : 42-7410. M anipu lative Therapists Group: S e c re ta ry : M iss C. de S m id t, E r in V illa , 5 L o w e r T rill R o a d , O b s e rv a to ry , 7925. S.A . N e u rod evelop m en tal Therapy A ssociation: S e c re ta ry : M rs. L. F re e lin g , P .O . B ox 792, K ru g e rs d o rp , 1740. H ospital G roup: S e c re ta ry : M iss P a t B o w e rb a n k , 605 T ivoli F la ts , 9 th A v e n u e ,, W o n d e rb o o m S o u th , P re to r ia , 0084. P R O G R E S S M A D E I N F O R M I N G A H O S P IT A L G R O U P W h y f o r m a H o s p ita l G ro u p ? T h e r e w e re v e ry m a n y re aso n s. T h e la rg e s t p e rc e n ta g e o f p h y s io th e ra p is ts in e m p lo y ­ m e n t a r e w o rk in g in h o s p ita ls ; b e c a u se o f th is th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il in 1971 re c o m m e n d e d to th e N .E .C . o f th e S.A .S.P. t h a t a H o s p ita l G r o u p s h o u ld be fo rm e d . H o s p ita l m e m b e rs w ere c o n tin u a lly c o m p la in in g a b o u t p ro b le m s a n d c o n d itio n s o f service a n d th e re fo re it w as fe lt t h a t th e tim e h a d c o m e f o r th e 'h o sp ital p h y s io ­ th e ra p is ts to ta k e so m e re sp o n sib ility to w a rd s solving th e ir p ro b le m s. H o s p ita l m e m b e rs o n th e N .E .C . w e re a sk e d to ta k e th e in itia tiv e . In J a n u a r y 1972 M iss P a t E n slin (head p h y s io th e ra p is t, B a ra g w a n a th H o s p ita l) s e n t o u t c irc u la rs to a ll te n b ra n c h e s o f th e S o c iety , su ggesting th e f o r m a ­ tio n o f a H o s p ita l G r o u p as a s u b g r o u p o f th e S.A .S.P. a n d a sk in g f o r su g g e stio n s a n d su p p o rt. U n f o r tu n a te ly th e re w as n o re sp o n se w h a tso e v e r a n d n o h e a d w a y was m ade. L a te r, in 1972, se n io r h o s p ita l m e m b e rs o f th e N o r th e rn a n d S o u th e rn T ra n s v a a l b ra n c h e s h e ld a m ee tin g a t th e H . F . V e rw o e rd H o s p ita l u n d e r th e g u id a n c e o f M rs. M a rg a re t B e a ttie (H . F . V e rw o e rd ) a n d M iss P a t E n slin (B a ra g w a n a th ). D u e to th e g e n e ra l la c k o f in te re s t, it w as th e n d ecid ed t h a t se n io r p h y s io th e ra p is ts o f th e T ra n s v a a l 'h o sp itals s h o u ld m e e t r e g u la rly to discuss g e n era l p ro b le m s. S u b s e q u e n tly in fo rm a l m eetin g s w e re h e ld o n a tw o- m o n th ly b asis a t d iffe re n t c e n tra l h o sp ita ls. D u r in g th is tim e M iss E n slin a cted as s e c re ta ry a n d th e h e a d o f th e d e p a rtm e n t w h e re m ee tin g s w ere h e ld a c te d as c h a irm a n . D u rin g th e s e first m ee tin g s it b e ca m e v e ry o b v io u s t h a t p h y s io th e ra p y staff w ere o fte n u n in fo rm e d a n d ignorant a b o u t re g u la tio n s a n d b en efits a p p lic a b le to pe rm a n en t as well p a rt-tim e service. F u r th e r m o r e , c o n d itio n s of service v a rie d c o n sid e ra b ly in d iffere n t h o sp ita ls. These v a rio u s differences w ere b ro u g h t to t h e n o tic e o f the a u th o ritie s a n d m a n y differences rectified. M u c h d isc u ssio n to o k p la c e o n th e fo llo w in g subjects: 1. S h o e a llo w a n c e , 2. U n ifo rm a llo w a n c e , 3. T r a n s p o rt a llo w a n ce , 4. L e a v e , sick leave a n d stu d y leave, 5. S a la ry scales, 6 . S e n io r posts. L o o k in g b a c k on p a st m in u te s, th e s u b je c t o l shoe a llo w a n c e c a m e up no fe w er th a n e ig h t tim es. H ow ever it w as a ll w o rth it b e ca u se T .P .H . a n d D e p a rtm e n t of H e a lt h h o sp ita ls n o w h a v e a sh o e a llo w a n ce . In 1973 it w as d ecid ed to o p e n th e m eetin g s to all H o s p ita l P h y s io th e ra p y S o c iety m e m b e rs a n d meetings w ere h e ld re g u la rly , ro ta tin g a m o n g s t th e m o s t central h o s p ita ls in th e N o r th e rn a n d S o u th e rn T ra n s v a a l area. T h e s e h o s p ita ls w ere: E d e n v a le H o s p ita l, J. G . Strydorajj J o h a n n e s b u rg G e n e ra l, H . F . V e rw o e rd , K a la fo n g , Teir{| b isa a n d T a r a H o sp ita ls. H o w e v e r p e o p le h a v e a tte n d e d m ee tin g s fro m as far a w ay as V e re e n ig in g H o s p ita l, F a r E a s t R a n d , South R a n d , G e rm is to n , G a -R a n k u w a , B a ra g w a n a th , Boksburg- B e n o n i, N a t a ls p r u it a n d W e s tfo rt H o s p ita ls . 1975 s ta rte d off w ith g re a t e n th u s ia sm a t a meeting a t E d e n v a le H o s p ita l w ith a n a tte n d a n c e o f 48 physio­ th e ra p is ts. A t th is sta g e a n o th e r re q u e s t f r o m N .E .C . was receiv ed to in v estig a te th e p o ssib ility o f fo rm in g an official H o s p ita l G r o u p as a s u b g ro u p o f th e Society. A t th is p a r tic u la r m ee tin g a n id ea o f ju s t fo rm in g a T ra n s v a a l H o s p ita l G ro u p w as discussed. H o w e v e r it w as finally decided to fo rm a N a tio n a l H o s p ita l G roup f o r th e fo llo w in g re aso n s: 1. In o r d e r to c a r r y official p o w e rs it h a d to be under th e a u sp ice s o f th e S .A .S .P ., in w hich case it had to be a N a tio n a l G ro u p . 2. I t w as a lso fo u n d th a t c o n d itio n s o f service varied c o n sid e ra b ly fro m p ro v in c e to p rovince. A n e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e w as s u b s e q u e n tly e le cte d as fo llo w s: C h a irm a n , M rs. M . B e attie (H . F . V erw oerd); se c re ta ry , M iss P. B o w e rb a n k (K a la fo n g ). T w o su b g ro u p s w ere ele cte d to discuss th e follow ing: 1. T ra in in g o f n o n -E u ro p e a n o rd e rlies, 2. C o n s titu tio n . A m e m o ra n d u m o n th e tra in in g o f n o n -E u ro p ea n p h y s io th e ra p y a ides h a s b e e n d ra w n u p a n d s u b m itta l to N .E .C . X S im ila rly , a c o n s titu tio n w as a lso s e n t to N .E .C . for ra tifica tio n . O ij J u ly th e 28th, 1975, an in a u g u ra l m ee tin g w as held a t th e W o rk m e n ’s R e h a b ilita tio n H o s p ita l, c h a ire d by M iss M a rg a re t E m slie, a p a s t c h a irm a n o f S.A .S.P. This m ee tin g w as a tte n d e d by 46 re p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m a ll the pro v in ce s. A N a tio n a l E x ec u tiv e C o m m itte e w as e le cte d : C hair­ m a n , M rs. M . B e attie (H . F . V e rw o e rd ), vice-chairm an, M iss L . P re to riu s ( G a -R a n k u w a ), s e c re ta ry , M iss P. B o w e rb a n k (K a la fo n g ), tre a s u re r, M iss P. E n s lin (B arag­ w a n a th ). T h e office-b earers w ere e lected fro m T ransvaal m em b e rs. T h e aim s o f th e g ro u p w ere discussed a n d in s h o rt are: 1. T o c o -o rd in a te a n d im p ro v e c o n d itio n s o f service. 2. T o im p ro v e the s ta n d a rd o f a n d re s e a rc h in physio­ th e ra p y in h o sp ita ls 3. T o im p ro v e c o m m u n ic a tio n b e tw e e n v a rio u s physio­ th e ra p y d e p a rtm e n ts. T h e im m e d ia te aim w as to stim u la te in te re s t in all c e n tre s to fo rm b ra n c h e s o f th e H o s p ita l G ro u p . In. 1976 th e E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e c o m b in e d w ith mem­ be rs o f the N .E .C . to d ra w u p a m e m o ra n d u m on s a la rie s R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. ) |\/IAART 1977 F I S I O T E R A P I E 13 a n d c o n d itio n s o f service. T h is h a s s u b s e q u e n tly b e en s e n t to a ll D ire c to rs o f H o s p ita l Services, th e S e c re ta ry of H e a lth , a n d o th e r a p p r o p ria te a u th o ritie s. D u rin g the p a s t e ig h te e n m o n th s th e T ra n s v a a l b ra n c h of th e H o s p ita l G r o u p h a s b een e x c e p tio n a lly well attended a n d , a p a r t f r o m th e g e n e ra l m eetings, th e G r o u p decided to h a v e d isc u ssio n s on v a rio u s su b je cts a n d th e follow ing to p ic s o f in te re s t w ere discussed: S urgical chests, m ed ic al ch ests, fro z e n s h o u ld e rs, b a ck p a in a nd for th e n e x t m ee tin g a m p u ta tio n s . T h e se h a v e b e en very helpful a n d s tim u la tin g as th e y e n c o u ra g e d v e ry lively discussion a n d e x c h a n g e o f ideas. In 1977 th e T ra n s v a a l branch a re going to e m b a rk o n a su rv e y o f th e tre a tm e n t of h e m ip leg ia. T h is w ill be c a rrie d o n th r o u g h o u t all the p h y s io th e ra p y d e p a rtm e n ts in th e T ra n s v a a l. F o llo w in g the success o f th e T ra n s v a a l b ra n c h , w h y is it th a t no o th e r b ra n c h e s a re p re p a re d to ta k e u p this satisfying c h allenge? BOOK REVIEW R ehabilitation M ed icin e— T he M an agem en t o f P hysical D isab ilities, by P . J. R . N ic h o ls , M .A ., D .M . (O xon:): F .R .C .P ., D .P h y s . M e d . (L o n d o n ). S u p p lied by B u tte rw o rth & C o . (S o u th A fric a ) (P ty ) L td ., P.O . B ox 792, D u rb a n ; C o s t R 16,95 p lu s R 0,15 delivery. In th is b o o k th e re h a b ilita tio n a p p ro a c h to c o m m o n clinical p ro b le m s is d iscussed a n d th e c o n trib u tio n of P h y sio th e rap ists a n d O c c u p a tio n a l T h e ra p is ts is c o n ­ sidered. T h e a u th o r d e als m o re w ith th e m o d e ra te ly d isa b le d person a n d c o m p a re s him w ith the p a tie n t se v e re ly disabled. T h e b o o k is d irec te d p a rtic u la rly to th e G e n e ra l P ra c titio n e r as th e y a re so f re q u e n tly c o -o rd in a to rs in the H o m e R e h a b ilita tio n T e a m . C h a p te r I d eals w ith O rg a n iz a tio n o f R e h a b ilita tio n Services a n d discusses R e h a b ilita tio n in e very fa c e t, laying stre ss o n th e im p o rta n c e o f p h y sio th e ra p y , o c c u ­ p a tio n a l th e ra p y , in d u s tria l r e h a b ilita tio n , a n d social services. In C h a p te r 11 p h y s io th e ra p y a n d th e v a rio u s m o d a litie s used b y p h y sio th e ra p ists a re discussed. C h a p te r 111 d eals w ith o c c u p a tio n a l th e ra p y in m u ch 'the sa m e m a n n e r. I T h e se g e n e ra l in fo r m a tio n c h a p te rs a re fo llo w e d by "much m o re d e ta ile d d isc u ssio n s a n d d e m o n s tra tio n s R h e u m a to id A rth ritis is used as a n e x a m p le to d e m o n ­ s tra te T o ta l R e h a b ilita tio n . T h e fu ll tre a tm e n t o f th e p a tie n t is d e sc rib e d , c o m m e n c in g w ith a n a sse ssm e n t of his g e n e ra l c o n d itio n . H a v in g used th is c o n d itio n as an e x a m p le th e a u th o r goes on to th e v a rio u s o th e r c rip p lin g c o n d itio n s in ­ cluding b a c k a c h e , n e c k a n d sh o u ld e r p a in , o ste o -a rth ritis, injuries, stro k e s a n d a m p u te e p ro b le m s, c h e s t a n d h e a r t co n d itio n s etc., a n d d e als w ith e a c h in tu r n r e la tin g to the o rig in a l e x a m p le o f R h e u m a to id A rth ritis . S u g ­ gestions fo r p h y s io th e ra p y a n d o c c u p a tio n a l th e r a p y are m ade w h e re th e n e ed c alls f o r it. T h is is a v e ry p ra c tic a l b o o k a n d w ill be o f in te re s t to b o th th e p h y s io th e ra p is t in G e n e ra l P ra c tic e a n d the G e n era l P ra c titio n e r o r fa m ily d o c to r. A g o o d in d ex m a k e s re fe re n c e m o s t c o n v e n ie n t a nd each c h a p te r is su p p lied w ith w ell d o c u m e n te d n o te s a nd B ib lio g ra p h y a n d R e fere n ce s. T h e “T o ta l C a re o f th e P a tie n t” is th e m a in a im of this v o lu m e a n d th is h a s b e en c le a rly e m p h a s is e d a n d described in a m o s t p ra c tic a l m a n n e r a n d re la te d to m a n y of th e m o re c o m m o n c o n d itio n s m et w ith in G e n e ra l Practice. S O U T H -A F R I C A N SO C IE T Y O F P H Y S IO T H E R A P Y T W E L T H N A T I O N A L C O U N C IL M E E T IN G D U R B A N , M A Y 10th, 11th and 12th, 1977 T h e N a t a l C o a s ta l B ra n c h o f th e S o u th A fric a n S ociety o f P h y s io th e ra p y is h o stin g th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il m e e tin g o n th e 10th, 11th a n d 12th M ay, 1977. T h is w ill be p re c e d e d by a stim u la tin g and to p ic a l P o st R e g is tra tio n C o u rse . T h e title o f th is o n e -d ay c o u rse is “ M o d e rn T r a u m a a n d th e P h y s io th e ra p is t” . S u b je c ts will in clu d e : 1. M assive tra u m a , 2. H ig h v e lo c ity in ju rie s, 3. B u rn s, 4. S h o c k , 5. B last tra u m a , 6 . M e n ta l a n d physical r e h a b ilita tio n . T h e v e n u e is th e E d e n ro c H o te l, w h e re p ro ­ visional a c c o m m o d a tio n has b e en a rra n g e d . C o sts w ill be k e p t to a m in im u m a nd w ill d e­ p e n d o n th e final n u m b e rs . F u r t h e r d e ta ils will be c irc u la riz e d to the b ra n c h e s. T E N C O L O U R F U L B IR D S O N N E W E A S T E R ST A M P S T h e n e w series o f E a s te r S ta m p s, w h ic h th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il fo r th e C a re o f C rip p le s in S o u th A fric a w ill release d u rin g its E a s te r S ta m p F u n d c a m p a ig n next y e ar, d e p ic t te n d iffere n t S o u th A fric a n b ird s in full c o lo u r. T h e s e s trik in g sta m p s w ill u n d o u b te d ly h elp m a n y m o re p e o p le , p a rtic u la rly s c h o o lc h ild re n , to b e ­ c o m e b e tte r a c q u a in te d w ith this c o u n tr y ’s b ird w e alth by id en tify in g so m e o f th e m o s t b e a u tifu l specim ens. Sets o f th e new sta m p s, w h ic h w ill be sold a t only tw o cen ts p e r s ta m p , a re a v a ila b le in strip s o f 1 0 a n d in sh e e ts o f 50 o r 100 sta m p s . E v e ry s e t is su p p lie d to ­ g e th e r w ith in fo rm a tio n strip s c o n ta in in g in te re s tin g fa c ts a b o u t e a c h o f th e b ird s in th e series. T h e fo llo w in g b ird s a p p e a r on th e sta m p s: C rested b a rb e t, b la c k -s h o u ld e re d kite, b ish o p -b ird , m asked w eaver, C a p e glo ssy sta rlin g , lila c -b re a s te d ro lle r, b la c k ­ h e a d e d o rio le , g re a te r d o u b le -c o lla re d su n b ird . C a p e ro b in a n d th e A fric a n h o o p o o . S e v e ral o f the b ird s a re fa irly c o m m o n th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try in g a rd e n s a n d u rb a n a re a s, b u t a few are fo u n d o n ly in c e rta in p a rts . A lth o u g h th e in fo rm a tio n a c c o m p a n y in g th e sta m p s in s trip fo rm h a s b een c ry p tic a lly c o m p ile d , th e d e sc rip ­ tio n o f e a c h b ir d ’s p e cu liaritie s, to g e th e r w ith th e c o l­ o u rfu l sta m p s, w ill s tim u la te th e in te re s t o f m o re p e ople in th e ty p e s o f b ird s e n c iju n te re d in th e ir g a rd e n d u rin g d iffere n t seasons. T h e new E a s te r S tam p s' w ill be re le ased e a rly in 1977, t h r o u g h o u t th e R e p u b lic a n d S o u th W e s t A fric a , fo r sale to th e g e n e ra l p u b lic in s u p p o rt o f th e E a s te r S ta m p F u n d . A lth o u g h th e c a m p a ig n w ill officially c o m m e n c e o n 1st M a rc h , 1977 sta m p s w ill be released b e fo re the tim e d u rin g F e b r u a ry in so m e a re a s b e ca u se o f local c irc u m stan c es. T h e c a m p a ig n is th e so le fu n d ra isin g e ffo rt o f th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il fo r th e C a re o f C rip p le s in S o u th A fric a . T h e o rg a n is e rs o f th e c a m p a ig n , a ll o v e r th e c o u n try , u rg e n tly n eed a ssista n c e w ith th e d is trib u tio n a n d sale o f E a s te r S ta m p s d u rin g th ese difficult tim es. T h e y w ill b e m o s t g ra te fu l to re a d e rs a n d o th e r in te re s te d s u p ­ p o rte rs fo r a n y h e lp received b e fo re o r d u rin g th e c a m ­ p aign. T h e a d d re ss e s a n d te le p h o n e n u m b e rs o f th e nine re g io n a l E a s te r S ta m p F u n d o rg a n is e rs a p p e a r on page 11 o f this issue. Y o u r s y m p a th e tic c o -o p e ra tio n is v ita l in h e lp in g c rip p le s o f a ll ages a n d ra c e s to h e lp th e m ­ selves. R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )