Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough.
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per meal). The Kensington Communal Services Committee supply the
meals and the vehicles for delivery.
tde following statement shows tde progress of tde service and financial effect since tde inception of tde schemes:-
Period | Number of Meals | Gross Cost | Receipts from old people | Subsidy from L.C.C. | Grant from R.B.K. | Net Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
1949/50 | 10,461 | 1,016 | 432 | 27 | _ | 557 |
1950/51 | 13,758 | 1,250 | 477 | 115 | _ | 558 |
1951/52 | 18,370 | 1,634 | 625 | 445 | _ | 564 |
1952/53 | 28,426 | 2,103 | 954 | 948 | _ | 201 |
1953/54 | 39,196 | 3,459 | 1,317 | 1,306 | 200 | 636 |
1954/55 | 45,116 | 3,853 | 1,611 | 1,512 | 300 | 430 |
1955/56 | 45,933 | 4,204 | 1,926 | 1,531 | 300 | 447 |
1956/57 | 45,995 | 4,211 | 1,933 | 1,758 | 500 | 20 |
1957/58 | 49,334 | 5,054 | 2,064 | 2,056 | 500 | 434 |
1958/59 | 51,002 | 5,210 | 2,134 | 2,125 | 500 | 451 |
1959/60 | 51,532 | 5,482 | 2,138 | 2,219 | 500 | 625 |
1960/61 | 52,317 | 5,623 | 2,170 | 2,616 | 510 | 327 |
1961/62 | 56,528 | 6,021 | 2,343 | 2,827 | 500 | 351 |
1962/63 | 55,298 | 6,337 | 2,292 | 3,113 | 850 | 82 |
The net deficiencies of the scheme (after crediting subsidies
from the London County Council and grants from the Kensington
Council) have been met to date by the Kensington Communal Services
Committee.
Under Section 31 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the
Council have power to make grants to voluntary bodies undertaking
the supply of meals to old people and a grant of £850 was made to
the Kensington Communal Services Committee for 1962/63.
Visiting
The Council's women health officers visit old people
brought to their notice. A comprehensive record system is kept
of old people in the borough including personal particulars, environmental
conditions and special needs. The local voluntary
organisations supply records of old people whom they help and
every endeavour is made to keep this information up-to-date.
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Council's women health officers in connection with the care of old people during the year 1962:-
Cases on register at the beginning of year | 5,122 |
New cases added to register | 600 |
Cases removed to hospital | 23 |
Cases removed to homes (voluntarily) | 15 |
Cases removed to homes (compulsorily) | Nil |
Cases removed from district | 140 |
Number of deaths | 371 |
Total number of cases remaining on register at end of year | 5,173 |
Number of old people sent away for holiday | 138 |
Number of old people provided with Council's laundry service | 80 |
Number of old people provided with "Meals on Wheels" | 214 |