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Apart from the above, courses are also arranged centrally by
the County Council from time to time for the in-service training
of Domestic Helps and during 1963, one of the Home Helps from
this Area attended such a course.
PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Chiropody Service
The Chiropody Service was further extended in 1963 by the
appointment of an additional full-time Chiropodist, which, with the
assistance of a part-time sessional Chiropodist, enabled a wholetime
service to be available at the three main clinics in the Borough
in addition to a domiciliary service.
The total number of attendances made for treatment were as
follows:—
1963 1962
A t Clinics / Domicilary At Clinics I Domicilary
6,233 462 3,886 209
In addition, 248 treatments were given to residents at Old
People's Homes administered by the Welfare Department.
Sick Room Equipment
The number of articles on loan at the end of the year was 905
compared with 842 at the end of the previous year. During the
year 763 articles were loaned for the first time.
7,700 Disposable Hospital Underpads for incontinent persons
being nursed at home were issued free of charge during ihe year.
This compares with 6,000 in 1962.
Recuperative Holidays
46 persons recommended by their medical practitioners were
sent to Convalescent Homes for recuperative holidays during the
year.
Domestic Help Service
882 patients were provided with a Domestic Help during the
year. The Domestic Helps worked for 117,008 hours at the homes
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