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Home Help Service
This service which is administered by a Senior and four
Home Help Organisers, provides domestic help during the day
for aged, chronic sick, mentally disordered, maternity and other
patients in need of such assistance. Each Home Help organiser
is responsible for the provision of help, and the supervision
of the staff employed in that portion of the Borough allocated
to her, under the general supervision of the Senior Home Help
Organiser.
The night attendant service and good neighbour scheme are
run in conjunction with the Home Help Service, and the Senior
Organiser is responsible for the operation of these services.
Statistics relating to the Home Help Service are given in
Table 16. The total number of cases helped during the year
decreased by approximately 1.3% compared with the figure of
2374 for 1966, and the number of hours of help provided also
decreased from 327,210 hours to 318,457 — approximately 2.6%
In cases of Toxemia of Pregnancy, a home help is provided
free of charge.