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Kensington and Chelsea 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Country of Origin of Mothers Admitted:
| United Kingdom | 7 | Italy | 1 |
| Eire | 2 | Spain | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 | Phillipines | 1 |
| St. Helena | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 (10) | ||
"Carisbrooke", Lambeth
| Mothers | Children | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number in residence at 31.12.68 | - | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - | - |
| Discharged | - | - | - |
| Number in residence at 31.12.69 | — | — | — |
| Country of Origin of Mothers Admitted: | |||
| Total | Nil (1) | ||
DOMICILIARY WELFARE SERVICES FOR ALL CLASSES OF HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY
PERSONS
Sections 29 and 30 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, empower
the Council to make arrangements, both directly and in conjunction
with voluntary organisations, for promoting the welfare of persons who
are substantially and permanently handicapped by illness, injury or
congenital deformity or such other disabilities as may be prescribed by
the Minister. The Council are also required to maintain separate
registers of (a) the blind, (b) the partially sighted, (c) the deaf and
hard of hearing, and (d) those with other disabilities. In addition, a
register is kept of those elderly persons who apply for assistance, or
on whose behalf such application is made.
The following table shows the number of persons on the registers at 31st December, 1969:-
| Blind | 405 | (418) |
| Partially sighted | 124 | (134) |
| Physically Handicapped | 1,514 | (1352) |
| Deaf/hard of hearing | 69 | (67) |
| Elderly persons | 4,592 | (4493) |
| Total of all Registers | 6,704 | (6464) |
The services to all classes of handicapped and elderly people are
based upon home visiting by social welfare officers, supplemented by
community care' in day time social and rehabilitation centres,
provided by the Council and by voluntary organisations. The social
welfare officers ensure that day-to-day needs are adequately met, and
that the home conditions are satisfactory. To this end, a wide
variety of services is made available, which includes the teaching of
Braille and Moon type to blind people, homecraft instruction, the
provision of aids and appliances and adaptwtions in the home, holidays,
home chiropody treatment, meals on wheels, mobile library services
and a laundry service in certain cases of chronic illness.