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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington and Chelsea 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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(b) Other Homes
| "Ballantyne", Lewis ham | Mothers | Children | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number in residence at 31.12.69 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Admitted | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Discharged | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Number in residence at 31.12.70 | - | - | - | ||
| Country of Origin of Mothers Admitted | |||||
| Eire | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 (14) | ||||
| "Carisbrooke", Lambeth | Mothers | Children | Total | ||
| Number in residence at 31.12.69 | - | - | - | ||
| Admitted | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Discharged | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Number in residence at 31°12o70 | - | - | - | ||
| Country of Origin of Mothers Admitted | |||||
| Eire | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 (Nil) | ||||
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 for promoting the welfare of persons who
are substantially and permanently handicapped. 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. A register is also kept of 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, 1970:-
| Blind | 401 ( 405) |
| Partially sighted | 139 ( 124) |
| Physically Handicapped | 1,619 (1,514) |
| Deaf/hard of hearing | 69 ( 69) |
| Elderly persons | 4,476 (4,592) |
| Total of all Registers | 6,704 (6,704) |
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. 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
adaptations in the. home, holidays, home chiropody treatment, meals on
wheels, mobile library services and a laundry service in certain cases of
chronic illness.