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Prevention of Illness,
Care and After Care
(Tuberculosis) Chest and Heart Association 10. 10s.
(General) Central Council for Health Education 235. 8s.
Family Welfare Association 5,781
Family Planning Association (Central London Branch) 1,000
National Association of Voluntary Hostels 150
Mental Health Elfrida Rathbone Committee (Islington and
Camden) - General 2, 100
" - Playgroup 160*
Islington Society for Mentally Handicapped
Children 3,400*
National Association for Mental Health 100
Miscellaneous Catholic Marriage Advisory Council 375
London Marriage Guidance Council 650
'estimated grant, subject to adjustment.
VISITS ARRANGED FOR STUDENTS
Half or full day visits were arranged for a total of 699 students during the year. It
included medical students, hospital nurses in training, child care students, matrons of old
peoples homes and students from a variety of other disciplines. Although time-consuming for
the visiting staff concerned, the importance of the kind of experience gained was very much
appreciated.
Continuing a former practice, local girls taking civic or social service courses, in
school, attended day nurseries and gave voluntary help.
CO-OPERATION WITH CHILDREN' S AND WELFARE DEPARTMENTS
Residential establishments under the control of the Children's Committee are visited
once a quarter by the Council's Senior Medical Officer. During these visits informal advice
on such matters as general hygiene, the safe keeping of medicines and drugs and general
standards of care is given to house-mothers and superintendents. Individual children in the
homes who are handicapped or are at risk of developing a handicap are followed up. Reports
of visits are passed to the Children's Officer for his consideration. During the year 65
such visits were made.
The Children's Officer seeks the assistance of this department in his preliminary
enquiries with regard to applications by Islington residents to adopt or foster a child. In
each case the health visitor concerned is asked to report on the family if it is known to
her. The Children's Officer has also undertaken to seek medical advice from this department
in adoption and fostering cases if there is a doubt about the health of the prospective
adopters or foster-parents or the medical history of the child.
Homes for the elderly which are under the control of The Welfare Committee are visited
by a Principal Medical Officer who inspects matters of hygiene and the general facilities
for the residents. His reports are passed to the Chief Welfare Officer for his consideration.
Six such visits were made during the year.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ARRANGEMENTS
The Council continued to make use of the Admissions and Doctors Inquiry Service (also
used by the London Boroughs of Camden and Haringey) operating from the Whittington Hospital
for taking and passing on emergency calls outside office hours for the Council's health
services. Details of the calls dealt with are as follows (figures for 1966 in brackets)
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