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A comparison of the total meals served shows a considerable increase in 1967.
1965 50,926
1966 79,057
1967 96,379
Invalid Meals Service
Five vans operated throughout the borough for the Invalid Meal Service during 1967,
and lunches were also served at the restaurant attached to the kitchen at 65 Essex Road.
The total meals served were as under:
Delivered 50,490
Restaurant 4,405
Total 54,895
It is not possible to give comparative figures for previous years, as 1967 was the
first complete year the Invalid Meals operated exclusively in Islington.
Geriatric Preventive Clinics
The two Geriatric Preventive Clinics (known for publicity purposes as "The Health
Advisory Circle for Old People") at Pine Street and Drayton Park continued during the year,
and following agreement with the Inner London Local Medical Committee and the North Western
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, Ministerial approval was given for the setting up of
an additional Geriatric Preventive Clinic in October, 1967, at the Blythe Mansions Welfare
Centre.
Various Medical Officers of the department conducted the medical examinations at the
clinic at Pine Street during the early part of the year, and Dr. J. Clarke, Senior Medical
Officer, took over the duties from September onwards.
Dr. D. E. Sharland, the Consultant Geriatrician of Whittington Hospital, who kindly
volunteered his services for this work at the inauguration of the clinics, continued to
conduct the medical examinations at Drayton Park Clinic until September 1967, when he
transferred to the newly opened clinic at Blythe Mansions. Dr. J. E. Hurman, Principal
Medical Officer, then undertook the work at Drayton Park.
Applications were received direct from some pensioners, others were referred by the
area visitor, their general practitioner, etc. The health education sessions, set up in
September at each of the clinics, assisted in no small measure in encouraging the elderly
to attend for medical examination. A total of 208 applications was received during the
year, 47 subsequently withdrawing their requests for a variety of reasons.
When a request is received for an appointment at one of the clinics, the medical
practitioner is informed and is invited to submit details of any relevant medical history
which may be of interest to the examining Doctor. At the examination the patient is interviewed
and medical and social history forms are completed. The examining doctor then completes a
me.dical examination, including the arranging of tests for audiometry, chest x-ray, and
haemoglobin, if required. In all cases the medical practitioner is given a full report on
the examination. Facilities for chiropody and chest x-ray are conveniently available in
premises adjoining the two clinics.
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