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SECTION C
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA
Care of the Aged
Considerable attention has again been given to the care of
the aged and the woman Public Health Visitor has made 345 more
visits than in 1957. Some of this increase is due to the operation
of the scheme for laundering soiled linen etc. for
tinent persons. Notes on this scheme appear elsewhere in the
report,
A large number of the old people are very difficult, and a
tremendous amount of work is done by the lady visitor in persuading
them to accept help and treatment voluntarily, and this is confirmed
by the fact that it was necessary to take statutory action in
one case only,
Individual cases have retired constant supervision, and it is
interesting to note that five cases alone necessitated 115 visits,
There is no doubt that this aspect of the work of the Public
Health Department is steadily increasing.
In addition to paying tribute to the work of the Public
Health Visitor, I acknowledge the help given by Lambeth Old
People's Welfare Association, a report on whose work appears
elsewhere in the report, and the London County Council through
its Domestic Help and Nursing Services. The co operation of the
Geriatricians and the Hospitals is also apDreciated. To all these
organisations I am extremely grateful.