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During the year Ministry of Health circular No. 14/66 commended
the provision of incontinence pads (the provision of which was already
commended to local health authorities under an earlier circular) to an
extent which ensures that they are made available for all those to
whom they can be of benefit and of waterproof pants or knickers with
disposable linings. This authority was already supplying these
articles widely and had not restricted provision to people receiving
home nursing. The effect of the circular, however, was to increase
demand during the year considerably, and the following articles were
issued:-
Incontinent pads 126 dozen
Ihterliners 210 dozen
Incontinent pants 18 pairs
Paddi rolls 112
Paddi pants 12 pairs
FIREGUARDS.
Fireguards continued to be available on loan without charge to
necessitous households where there are children under twelve years
of age, or elderly, handicapped or blind people, and twenty-five were
issued during the year, of which seven were of a type specially
designed for use with oil heaters, and four were of nursery pattern as
being best suited to meet the circumstances in particular homes.
INVALID MEALS.
This service continued to be provided for residents in the
borough from a kitchen taken over by the London Borough of Hammersmith
from the former London County Council from 1st April, 1965 until
August, 1966, when the supply of the small number of meals involved
was taken over by the Council's meals-on-wheels service.
MARRIAGE GUIDANCE.
Grants were made to the under-mentioned organisations grant-aided
by the Greater London Council for an interim period from 1st April,
1965, in respect of their work with residents of the borough during
the year:-
£
London Marriage Guidance Council 650
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 375
The position with regard to the Family Discussion Bureau was still
under consideration at the end of the year.
BOROUGH CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
During the year, the Borough Co-ordinating Committee met four
times to review work done through its Intermediate Case Conference
machinery and consider general matters of concern to all the
departments represented. A special meeting of those directly
interested was also held to decide action in the case of a family
with particularly intractable problems.
Twelve Intermediate Case Conferences have been held, at which,
in addition to reconsideration of some families discussed previously,