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In June, 1966, following the issue of the Ministry of Health
circular No. 5/66. which urged local authorities to give further
consideration to their family planning arrangements, the Council agreed
to an intensification of activity throughout the borough.
Information about family planning clinics was more widely
disseminated by the Council's staff and the Council's centres, increased
financial support was given to the Family Planning Association, and
financial responsibility was accepted for supply on medical grounds of
certain types of appliances.
In addition, the help of voluntary and statutory organisations
likely to be in touch with women who would benefit by this form of
assistance was enlisted and full details of the service available were
given to them. Notices giving the times and places of sessions were
displayed throughout the borough.
Ferry Service Scheme.
This was started at the North Kensington marriage welfare centre
in an attempt to provide advice on family planning for women who were
in need of it, but who were disinclined or unable to attend a clinic
because of the difficulty of leaving small children, or the problem of
transport. The scheme is financed by voluntary funds and is for an
initial period of three years. The North Kensington centre arrange to
provide transport and an escort who takes the woman to the clinic and
looks after her children. The Council agreed that the health visitors
should co-operate in the scheme by making the service known to women
who might benefit from it, arranging creche facilities where
appropriate, and in making the necessary arrangements with the centre.
RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS.
The provision of recuperative holidays continued at about the
same overall level as for 1965, but there was a considerable increase
in those provided for persons classified as "other adults". This
group consists mainly of elderly persons.

HOME HELP SERVICE.
The demand for this service continued to be greater than the
available staff or home helps could meet in full, and the heaviest
demand was, as before, from old people. This category of households
assisted comprised 77% of all households assisted compared with 71%
in 1965.
Details of the home help work carried out are as follows:-