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PREVENTION OF ILLNESS,
CARE AND AFTER CARE
Section 28
Tuberculosis Vaccine Clinical Trials (Medical Research Council)
These trials were begun for young people leaving school at Christmas
1951 and Easter 1952. During 1954 71% completed their Mantoux
Test and 27% of the previous defaulters attended for X-ray.
Health visitors assist in the yearly survey by the home-visiting of
each young person, and one health visitor was in attendance at the five
evening sessions held at Lordship Lane Centre between the 13th and
19th July.
Recuperative Holiday Homes
The number of applications for recuperative holidays received during
1954 was 279 compared with 329 the previous year. Of the 279 applications
received, 202 were approved, 72 were not approved and 5 were
withdrawn before action could be taken.
DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
Section 29
The demand on this service continued to grow during 1954, almost
entirely due to the need of the chronic sick, including aged and infirm.
The number of new cases provided with help was 881 compared with
742 in 1953. At the end of the year 809 cases were being provided with
help compared with 618 at the end of 1953. This trend has continued
and difficulty is being experienced in recruiting and maintaining staff
at an adequate level.
The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:—