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159
Elderly Handicapped Persons included in the above
Register:
(i) Blind 318
(ii) Partially Sighted 155
(iii) Physically Handicapped 566
1,039
Visits by Women Public Health Officers
Total Visits by Officers during year 24,549
1st Visits 1,268
Unsuccessful Visits 3,459
Cases referred to:—
A. British Red Cross Society 42
B. Chest Clinics 20
C. Church or Club 109
D. District Nurses 115
E. Chiropody Clinic 83
F. Chiropody Clinic Domiciliary Service 204
G. General Medical Practitioners 205
H. Borough Dept.—Housing 304
J. Borough Dept. Public Health Inspectors 78
K. Borough Dept.—Home Help 581
L. Borough Dept.—Blind Welfare 19
M. Borough Dept.—Mental Welfare 38
N. Borough Dept.—Physically Handicapped Welfare 80
O. Borough Dept.—Old People's Holidays 666
P. Hospital Service 54
Q. National Assistance Board 99
R. Mobile Meals 406
S. Radio (Wireless for the Blind) 33
T. Radio—Borough 5
U. Radio—Others 5
V. Women's Royal Voluntary Service 20
W. Ophthalmic Domiciliary 45
X. Dental Domiciliary 15
Y. Friendly Visitor 41
Z. T.V. (Wireless for the Blind) 77
A.A. T.V. Anon, donor 8
B.B. T.V. Others 42
CC. Transport—British Red Cross Society 14
DD. Referred for Pt. III Accommodation 90
Bathing Service
This very personal service which is much appreciated by the
elderly who view it also as a social occasion to have a chat and a cup
of tea in a congenial atmosphere, expanded still further during 1966.
Another unit was opened at Lionel Road to add to those already