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Arrangements for weekly transport of up to 12 selected patients
to the Chelsea School of Chiropody, Samford Street, N.W.8., continued
until November. Thereafter their treatment continued either by
domiciliary visits or attendance at nearby Council clinics, with the
use of voluntary transport as necessary.
Details of attendance, etc., are as follows
Total number of sessions held at Council clinics 2,380 (1,527)
Number of persons attending Council clinics 2,864 (2,307)
Analysis by age-groups of attendances at
Council clinics
Children - Under 5 1 ( nil)
5-14 years 153 ( 92)
Expectant mothers 1 ( nil)
Males - 15 to 64 years 1,168 ( 995)
65 years and over 1,684 ( 1,308)
Females - 15 to 59 years 3.537 ( 3.037)
60 years and over 7.996 ( 6,256)
Total attendance at Council clinics 14,540 (11,688)
Number of patients referred to private
chiropodist 48 ( 59)
Number of treatments given by private
chiropodist 1,018 ( 747)
Recuperative Holidays
The report for 1969. commented on the decline in the number of
recuperative holidays for persons classified as "other adults" who are
mainly elderly persons. The decline in the number of holidays provided
has continued into 1970, not only for this, but for all groups. All these
groups show high proportions of abortive applications, as the following
details show:-
Number of
applications
Number of
admission
Number awaiting
placement at
end of year
Expectant and Nursing Mothers 18 ( 17) 9 (11) Nil (l)
Other Adults 148 (118) 70 (74) 7 (2)
Children under 5 29 ( 37) 12 (22) Nil (3)
Schoolchildren 47 ( 5*0 29 (37) 9 (3)
Health Education
Again a very extensive and diverse programme of health education
activities has taken place. This is a continuing process for field workers,
in the main health visitors, who as part of their day to day duties come
into contact with the public either individually or in group situations.
The public health inspectors are also concerned with certain aspects of
health education as a regular part of their routine duties.