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Family Help Service.
This service is provided to deal with the care of children in
their own homes when they are temporarily deprived of the care of
their mother or a female guardian.
Twenty-five cases were assisted during 1959.
Night Attendant Service.
This service is for old people in their own homes, and arrangements
include evening service and preparation for sleep, preparation
for meals, attention to fires and night service.
Twenty-seven cases received assistance during the year.
Child Help Service.
Assistance under this scheme was given to three families in the
area during 1959.
District Nursing Service.
There are six District Nurses and four District Nurse Midwives
employed in the area. No night service is provided. The services of
a District Nurse may be obtained on medical certification.
Health Visiting.
Nine Health Visitors/School Nurses, one full-time School
Nurse and one Tuberculosis Health Visitor are employed in the area.
In addition to their school work, Health Visitors are responsible for
the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics, Home Visiting, Mental
Health Visiting, Immunisation and Vaccination Clinics, etc.
SERVICES RENDERED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
The St. John Ambulance Brigade.
Over 60's Clubs.
The invaluable work carried out by these agencies continued
during the year.
Women's Voluntary Service.
The County Organiser has kindly furnished the following
information:—