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Regarding community care for the mentally subnormal one young City resident attends a
junior training centre, whilst she and another young person are visited regularly at home.
At the end of the year three patients were being maintained in residential hostels at the
Corporation's expense.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1946 SECTION 29
Domestic Help Service
On 1st April one part-time home help was transferred to the Corporation with a case load of
6 persons.
The service was developed under the control of the Health and Welfare Officer until at 1st
October 1965 it was handed over to the Superintendent of the Metropolitan District Nursing Association
to organise. There was at that time one full-time and 8 part-time home helps servicing
some 56 cases and this was the position at the end of the year.
The service is given primarily to the elderly and physically handicapped but two mothers
received help during the post natal period.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 SECTION 84
Laundry Service
Arrangements have been made with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets whereby the soiled
linen of incontinent persons can be laundered. Corporation transport is used to make a twice
weekly collection and delivery. At the end of the year five persons were receiving the service.
EDUCATION ACT, 1944
School Health Service and School Dental Service
This is operated in conjunction with the Inner London Education Authority in so far as the
one local education authority School in the City is concerned (Sir John Cass).
During the year 1965 the following school medical inspections were carried out.
Routine 202 children inspected
Special 73 children inspected
Re-inspections 156 children inspected
Comprehensive health survey 539 children inspected
Sessions at Dental Centres 44
New cases given appointments 151
New cases attended by appointment 40
On treatment cases given appointments 40
Emergency attendance 1
Total attendances 74
1st inspections carried out at school 277
1st inspections carried out at clinic 1
Percentage requiring treatment 46.8%
Dental Officer - whole-time equivalent 0.1
Forms
One of the problems associated with the take over of services on 1st April was the provision
of all the necessary forms. Supplies of specimen forms sent by the London County Council
had to be thoroughly investigated and reprinted as necessary by the Corporation's own printing
department. The fact that on the appointed day all the forms were ready says much for the efficiency
of that department.
REPORT OF THE DENTAL OFFICER, CITY OF LONDON
A Dental Officer and a dental surgery assistant were appointed for the first time by the
Corporation as a result of its assumption of responsibility as the Local Health Authority for the
City. Although the appointment was taken up in July it was not until October that treatment could
commence due to several delays in completion of the installation of various supply services in
the Public Services Building.
Examination and treatment is required statutorily to be available for:-
(a) Pupils at l.L.E.A. Schools. — Education Act 1944.
(b) Children under school age, expectant mothers and mothers with a child under one year of age.
— National Health Service Act 1946 Section 22.
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