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HOME HELP SERVICE
Miss J. E. Heath
Home Help Supervisor
This service continued in great demand and an analysis of
the work carried out is given in the Appendix, page 107 . it has
been a year of change and a time for reflection. The new
Assistant Supervisors have tackled some of the old problems with
new ideas and fresh enthusiasm, but generally speaking the
Service has settled down into a regular feature of the daily
life of the Borough. It is rare today to meet anyone who has
not heard of the Home Help and the green overall is at last
being recognised and accepted as a symbol of service.
The subsidiary services Washing Night
infestation Problem Family Family Help the demand
has been very limited but it has always been possible to provide
the service required although all the staff with the exception
of the Night Attendant are actively engaged on routine duties
when they are not required for their specialised work.
Many students and visitors from all parts of the world have
shewn great interest in this growing service. As the social
pattern changes more and more women are required to undertake
work outside the home; with no member of the family to fill the
breach at a time of crisis the Home Help has become an essential
part of the domiciliary health team. All new recruits to the
service are reminded that they are part of the National Health
Service and the truth of this remark is becoming ever more
obvious.