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Massage or Special Treatment
42 establishments are licensed by the Council to give massage and
"special treatment", which term covers chiropody, manicure, Galvanism,
Faradism, Ionisation, Diathermcy (long and short wave), Sinusoidal currents,
Ultra-violet, Infra-red, X or other rays.
All premises were inspected and licences issued only to qualified persons.
Hairdressers and Barbers
Persons carrying on the business of a hair dresser or barber on any premises
in the Borough are required to be registered by the Council in respect of those
premises. The Public Health Inspectors made 50 inspections of such premises.
Care of the Aged
1,109 new cases were brought to the notice of the Old People's Visitors,
who are three State Registered Nurses.
They deal in the main with old people suffering from various degenerative
processes and by intensive care work endeavour to prevent them deteriorating to
such an extent that removal to a hospital or institution is necessary. To do this
they are able to call on many other statutory and voluntary agencies in this
supportive work. 8,254 visits were made and 3,418 persons received help in
some form or another. The Visitors supervise the work of the bathing attendants,
who are employed to give suitable persons regular baths in their own homes,
3,491 baths were given.
Laundry Service for Aged Incontinent
The incontinent laundry service is provided under Section 28 of the National
Health Service Act, 1946 and is almost entirely confined to old persons, although
a few young chronic sick may from time to time benefit from it.
It is a growing service which is carried out at the Council's laundry
establishment at Streatham Baths, the collection and delivery being done by the
staff of the disinfecting station. 271 persons received the service, involving
6,593 visits and the collection of 55,939 soiled articles.