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Baths:- Many old people have received assistance from this
facility and are reassured knowing that if they need help they can
rely on the Bath Attendants.
Library Service:- 38 housebound old people were visited regularly
during the year and a total of 3,518 books were delivered.
General Welfare:- During the year 3,206 office interviews were
conducted and 451 home visits made. In addition, hundreds of
enquiries and problems were dealt with by letter and telephone by
the Old People's Welfare Organisation.
Admission to Hospital:- 157 visits were made to aged persons
awaiting admission to the geriatric wards at St. Ann's General
Hospital and reports sent to the hospital to enable them to give
priority to those in most urgent need of hospital care.
National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 50: Burials
During the year it was necessary to arrange three burials
where deaths occurred and suitable arrangements for burial would
not otherwise have been made.
Superannuation Medical Examinations
94 persons were examined during the year for appointment to
the Council's Staff. 88 of these were passed as fit to carry out
their respective duties with efficiency. The causes of unfitness