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MARRIAGE GUIDANCE.
Grants were again made by the Council to the under-mentioned
organisations in respect of their work with residents of the borough
during the year:-
£
London Marriage Guidance Council 65O
Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 375
The London Marriage Guidance Council have been trying to find
accommodation to enable counselling sessions to be held in each of
the Inner London Boroughs so that their services may be readily
available to those requiring them. In the course of 1967, facilities
were made available free of charge at the Lancaster Road Welfare
Centre, 63 Lancaster Road, W.ll., and at the South Kensington Welfare
Centre, 10 Redcliffe Street, S.W.10., for a weekly session in each
case.
LOAN OF HOME NURSING EQUIPMENT.
Under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, the
Council provides, on loan, articles necessary for the efficient
nursing of patients in their own homes. Such equipment is normally
lent only in instances where the patient is under active medical
treatment. The equipment remains with the patient as long as the
medical need exists and no charge is made for the service.
A supplementary service is provided by the British Red Cross
Society. During the year, the Council gave the Society a grant of
£125 towards this work.
In 1967, 219 issues on loan were made by the Borough Council,
and 711 by the British Red Cross Society.
Ministry of Health Circular 14/66 commended to local health
authorities the provision of incontinence pads to an extent ensuring
that they, and associated articles, are made available to all who
can benefit from them. Although this Council was already supplying
them widely and had not restricted provision to persons receiving
home nursing,, the effect of the Circular was to increase the demand
considerably. A total of 126 dozers incontinence pads, plus associated
articles, issued in 1966 was further increased to 2,059 dozens in
1967.
FIREGUARDS.
Fireguards continue 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. Thirty-eight were
issued during 1967, compared with twenty-five in 1966. Some of
these were of a type specially designed for use with oil heaters
and others of nursery pattern suited to meet circumstances in
particular homes.
BOROUGH CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
The Borough Co-ordinating Committee met three times during 1967
and, in addition, held a special meeting to discuss a family with