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The Services Referred to in the Rest of this Section were
Transferred Under the National Health Service Act, 1946,
on the 5th July, 1948. The Figures Given Relate to the Period
1st January, 1948—31st July, 1948.
Home and Domestic Helps.
391 cases were attended during this period. At the end of the
period the panel of Home and Domestic Helps consisted of 4 regular
persons and other part-time personnel. The Council was again
able to give practical application to the recommendations of the
Ministry of Health under Circular 179/44 regarding the provision of
Domestic Helps to the sick and infirm as apart from the Maternity
Home Help Service.
Grants Scheme.
1,327 dinners were granted free of charge to necessitous mothers
and children at the two Centres, under the provisions of the Council's
Maternity and Child Welfare Grants Scheme. The scheme to
provide dinners for selected cases who were outside the income
group for free dinners was continued. Charges were made for such
cases at the rate of is. 3d. per dinner for adults and 6d. per dinner for
children under 5 years, and a further 2,399 dinners were provided
under this scheme. 102 lbs. of Dried Milk were also issued to
necessitous persons free of charge, and 3,702 lbs. at cost price.