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City of London 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SECTION 29 - DOMESTIC HELP
| No. of persons receiving this service on 1st January | 56 |
| No. of new persons receiving this service during the year | |
| By type:- | |
| Chronic sick | 11 |
| By age:- | |
| Under 65 years | 1 |
| Over 65 years | 10 |
| No. of persons receiving this service on 31st December | 56 (56) |
| No. of home helps employed on 31st December | |
| Full time | 2(1) |
| Part time | 6(8) |
Applications for this service came only from the elderly and physically handicapped during
this year. All known needs were supplied adequately, although fluctuations in the number of
home helps, due to illness and resignations caused some periods to be much busier than others.
Recruitment of new home helps was reasonably satisfactory.
In order to carry out assessments of need and to ensure that the service was running smoothly
452 visits were paid by the Metropolitan District Nursing Association Superintendent and Nursing
Staff. The Superintendent attended a week's course run by NALGO in association with the Institute
of Home Help Organisers.
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 twice weekly
collections and deliveries. At the end of the year 10 (5) persons were in receipt of the service
and throughout the year 99 collections were made and 4,395 items launaered at no cost to the
individual.
EDUCATION ACT, 1944
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
The School Health Service is operated on behalf of the Inner London Education Authority in
so far as the one local education authority School in the City is concerned (Sir John Cass Foundation).
During the year the senior school moved into new premises in Tower Hamlets, thus reducing the
school population to 300 from approx. 600.
During the year the following school medical inspections were carried out:—
| Routine | 146 (202) children inspected |
| Special | 73 (73) children inspected |
| Rei inspections | 119 (156) children inspected |
| Comprehensive Health Survey | 743 (539) children inspected |
| Sessions at Dental Centre | 118 (44) |
| New cases given appointments | 270 (151) |
| New cases attended by appointment | 158(40) |
| On treatment cases given appointments | 230 (40) |
| Emergency attendances | - (1) |
| Total attendances | 372 (74) |
| 1st Inspections carried out at school | 306 (277) |
| 1st Inspections carried out at clinic | 4(1) |
| Percentage requiring treatment | 59.7% (46.8%) |
| Dental Officer — whole-time equivalent | 0.17 |
Special Clinics
A school clinic is now held at the Milton Court Clinic from time to time for those pupils who
have been seen at school medical inspection and for whom further investigation is felt to be
necessary. During 1966 4 such clinics were held, and 9 children examined.
| Sweep Tests | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| No. passed | 15 | 36 | 51 |
| No. failed | 1 | 2 | 3 |