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Influenza - Nursing and Domestic Assistance
In the Home (Contd).
Services. This latter service has now been augmented by the
introduction of a Domestic Help Service mentioned below.
Some 15 cases were dealt with under this voluntary scheme
during the year.
DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE.
In December 1944 a circular was received from the Ministry
of Health stating that the Government were concerned with the
position of persons sick or infirm who were unable to obtain
domestic help of which under present conditions they were in need,
many of whom most in need were unable to pay the current rates for
this work. The miinistry asked Welfare Authorities, if there was
such a need in their area, to undertake the organisation of a
Domestic Help Service to render assistance in such cases, the
Government having made a Defence Regulation giving Welfare Authorities
the requisite power to do so, the Ministry undertaking to
reimburse reasonable expenditure incurred by the Authorities in the
matter. The City Council being satisfied that there was a need
for a service of this nature, chiefly for aged and infirm persons
and patients discharged from hospital, decided to provide such a
service for its inhabitants. At the close of the year substantial
progress had been made with the preparation of a scheme.
SALUTARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
For particulars of general services, see previous reports.

Fines: £3. 0. 0. Costs: £14. 14. 0.

The supply provided by the Metropolitan Water Board has
been satisfactory (a) in quality (b) in quantity. No samples
have been taken for chemical or bacteriological examination. Of
the supply derived from 101 deep well bores in the City, two adverse
reports have been received following chemical and bacteriological
examination. In both instances the owners took steps, in consultation
with their analysts and engineers to ensure a satisfactory
supply. By the end of the year one was again reported as satisfactory
whilst investigations were still proceeding in regard to the
other.