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For the rest the Health Visitor does her best work in the
homes of the families visited. Because of her other commitments
her visiting does tend to become selective. Those most in need
of advice are always visited, whilst those more fortunately
placed know where the Health Visitor is to be found and that a
request to visit will always be met.
Figures of work carried out are shown in Appendix, page 109.
Discussion Group Addington.
This Group, which was started in 1958, held fourteen meetings
during the year, including a Nursing Course. Talks on the
following subjects were given by:-
Feet and Shoes Dr. E.M. Hegarty
Infection and Prevention Miss B. Devaney
The Probationer Service Mr. p. Dunhill
Diet, Pood Values and Dental
Defects Miss E. P. Harrington
Personal and Environmental Hygiene Miss B. Devaney
Pood Storage and clean food
handling in the Home Miss B. Devaney
Vaccination and Immunization Miss B. Devaney.
Members taking the Nursing Course attended seven weekly
lectures combined with practical work commencing on 14th
September.
The talks were given by Miss Devaney who was helped in the
practical work by Miss Bird and Miss Vince. The examination was
held on 11th November and of the twenty three entrants all were
successful.
During the year 61 mothers attended the Club and a total of
366 attendances were made.
The social committee was responsible for arranging an
enjoyable and successful dinner party at a country hotel on the
evening of 26th May. The twenty six members attending appreciated
the work done by the committee on their behalf.