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Ealing 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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21. CARE OF THE ELDERLY
Eating Day Treatment Centre Association
The Ealing Day Treatment Centre for the daily care and treatment of the elderly
is supported by donations from local organisations and a grant from the Council under
Section 136 of the Local Government Act, 1948. The Centre is for 20 patients, and is
staffed by a Sister-in-Charge and nursing staff. The services available include a full
medical examination by the Centre's geriatrician, physiotherapy, occupational therapy,
and chiropody. The number of patients attending during the year was 173 which is an
increase compared to last year. The average duration of stay was 8.4 weeks which
compared with 9.8 weeks last year.

Table: The types of disability which brought patients to the Centre were as follows:-

The types of disability which brought patients to the Centre were as follows:-

Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system50
Diseases of the cardiovascular system14
Diseases of the respiratory system2
Diseases of the central nervous system68
Diseases of the alimentary system3
No major diagnosis or senility only12
Others24
Total173

Table: The following table shows the distribution of referrals during the year from the various parts of the borough:-

The following table shows the distribution of referrals during the year from the various parts of the borough:-

Hanwell, W.737
Ealing, W.1325
Ealing, W.531
Greenford21
Northolt12
Perivale7
Southall33
Acton7
Total173