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ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
Cases of Infectious Disease from this District are admitted to the
West Kent Joint Isolation Hospital, and during the year the following
number of patients have been treated there:—
Scarlet Fever 30
Diphtheria 1
Acute Poliomyelitis 6
Measles 3
Whooping Cough 1
EMERGENCY DOMESTIC HELP SCHEME.
The Emergency Domestic Help Scheme administered by the
Council in this area under delegated powers from the Kent County
Council has continued to function satisfactorily during the past twelve
months.
Approximately 317 formal applications have been dealt with.
Forty-five women have been employed under the Scheme, all in a
part-time capacity, although several have worked, on an average, 40
hours a week. A total of 148 cases received assistance, and 297 home
visits were made. In only 30 cases was full recovery not made.
Of the cases referred to the Department for assistance, approximately
66.6 per cent. were recommended by Doctors, 22.5 per cent.
by the Hospital Almoners, 6 per cent. by K.C.C. Health Visitors and
Clinic Doctors, 2.9 per cent. by Public Assistance and the remaining
2 per cent. from miscellaneous sources, including the District Nurses.
The number of women employed under the Scheme steadily
increased throughout the year. The great need now is for married
women who wish to work about four or five hours per day, but do
not necessarily wish to be employed continuously and who do not
mind periods of inactivity between cases. We cannot have too many
of this type of worker on the Register, as it is our aim, eventually,
to be able to answer any call for help immediately, which is not always
possible under present conditions.
DRAINAGE.
The houses in the main portion of the District are on the water
carriage system, and most of the houses are connected to the public
sewers.