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Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Cured | 1,068 |
| Sent to Hospital | 441 |
| Died | 128 |
| Transferred to other areas | 15 |
| Remaining on books | 374 |
| 2,026 |
| Cases | Visits | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical | 1,608 | 39, 520 |
| Surgical | 290 | 12,751 |
| Infectious diseases | 2 | 7 |
| T.B. Medical and Surgical | 27 | 1,886 |
| Maternity complications | 29 | 240 |
| Under five years | 68 | 413 |
| Various | 2 | 12 |
| 2,026 | 54,829 |
As will be seen by the figures most of the nurses' time is spent in nursing
patients over the age of 65 years. The General Nursing Care figures remain very high
while those requiring injections have again shown a considerable reduction. More
terminal cases are being sent from hospital and this has tended to increase the
necessity for visits late at night.
EXTRACTS FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FULHAM OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE
KINDLY SUPPLIED BY C. F. THATCHER, ESQ., LLB.,
HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE
Meals on Wheels and Luncheon Clubs
The number of meals supplied by this service for the period January to December, 1959, was as follows:-
| Meals on Wheels | 8,953 | |
| Luncheon Clubs | ||
| "Brunswick" (Red Cross) | 4,142 | |
| "Coronation" (W. V. S.) | 2,706 | |
| "Shamrock" (W. V. S.) | 2, 375 | |
| "Lytton" (W. V. S.) | 127 | (Opened November, 1959) |
| 18,303 | ||
The delivery arrangements both to the housebound old people and luncheon clubs
was undertaken by the W.V.S. Due to the shortage of helpers to carry out the delivery
of meals, the W.V.S. were at times in difficulty and appeals were made for volunteers
for this work. The service, however, was at no time interrupted on this account.
The meals were purchased from local caterers and made available to the old people
for 10d. each. The London County Council paid their usual subsidy of 11d. per meal;
the Committee paid a further subsidy of 2d. per meal and met the cost of transport.
Due to shortage of voluntary helpers for this service the Committee's hopes to
increase the number of meals per week supplied to housebound old people has not yet
been realised but efforts are continuing in this direction.