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Of the 33 home helps who had been trained here as child helps,
32 were still working in the Borough in 1967.
By attending these courses of "in-service" training, home helps
not only gain useful knowledge but are able to realise that they
form part of an important service. It was mutually beneficial for
them to meet senior members of staff who seek their help.
Altogether 75 families were helped in this way, 26 still receiving
assistance at 31st December, 1967. The reception into care of
many children has undoubtedly been prevented by this service.
Health Visiting
Our shortage of Health Visitors, severe in 1966, became more
acute during the current year. Eight Health Visitors resigned for
various good reasons and one, unfortunately, died. These losses
were not made good for only three full-time and two part-time
replacements were recruited although, later in the year, four
sponsored Health Visitors qualified and commenced duties in the
area.
We have continued to recruit good clinic nurses and have been
able to promote a number of them to school nursing sister posts.
There is a considerable turnover of staff in the clinic and school
sister grades, but recruitment is satisfactory.
Services were continued on similar lines to those of previous
years and the following table summarises the visiting carried out
during 1967:—
No. of Cases Visited by Health Visitors
Children born in 1967 3,994
Children born in 1966 3,529
Children born in 1962/65 7,100
14,623
Persons aged 65 years and over 36
Persons aged 65 years and over (visited at special
request of G.P. or Hospital) 18
Mentally Disordered Persons 45
Mentally Disordered Persons (visited at special
request oj G.P. or Hospital) 12
Persons Discharged from Hospitals other than Mental
(excl. maternity cases) 91
Persons Discharged from Hospitals other than Mental
(excl. maternity cases) (visited at special request
of G.P. or Hospital) 67
Tuberculous Households Visited 42
Households Visited re Other Infectious Diseases 209
Total Effective Visits and Re-visits 45,445