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Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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The categories of cases helped during the year were as follows:—
| Chronic Sick under 65 years of age | 266 | Aged 65 years of age over, | 1615 |
| Maternity | 255 | ||
| Other (Acute illness, Mental Disorder, Problem Families etc.) | 207 | ||
Night Attendant Service
Under this service, night attendants are provided for seriously
ill patients and to give relief to relatives who would, without
this help, be occupied day and night in caring for a patient being
nursed at home. In other instances, a night attendant is provided
for a patient living alone, and for whom no other arrangements
can be made. Statistics relating to this Service are given in
Table 17.
TABLE 17
Night Attendant Service
Number of Patients helped during the year 16
Number of hours for which attendants were supplied 366
Good Neighbour Service
This Service, ancillary to the Home Help Service, is
provided to give care for housebound patients, by enrolling
neighbours to visit them at various times during the day to
attend to the personal care of the patient and work in conjunction
with the Home Help Service.
Statistics relating to the scheme for 1967 are given in the
following Table.
TABLE 18
| No. of patients provided with help under | |
| the Good Neighbour Service. | 23 |
| No. of patients being assisted under the Scheme at the end of the year. | 7 |