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The majority of persons for whom the service was provided
were aged, and apart from the choice of suitable homes to meet
the individual needs, the problems of conveyance which have arisen
have in the main been solved with the willing assistance of the
W.R.V.S.
There is evidence that, particularly with the aged group, the
need for holidays for social rather than medical needs is increasing.
During the year the Council accepted financial responsibility
for fifty cases.
CHIROPODY
The demand for this service continued to increase during
1966. During the year 21,461 treatments were provided in the five
clinics used for this service, and twenty-eight contractual chiropodists
were also employed. This represents a 3% increase. Of
particular note is the 13% increase in domiciliary treatments, 6,223
being given in 1965 and 7,088 in 1966.
No new clinics were opened during the year, but three additional
sessional chiropodists were employed.
MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
LONG-STAY IMMIGRANTS
Arrangements to cover the special problems which arise in
connection with the health and treatment of long-stay immigrants
to this country have been laid down by the Ministry of Health.
Instructions have also been issued by the Ministry detailing specific
arrangements for the detection and prevention of tuberculosis in
long-stay immigrants.
During the year 88 families were notified to the department
and 71 were successfully visited. This not infrequently involved
more than one visit per family. Some families were not known at
the addresses given and others, despite repeated visits, had not been
contacted by the end of the year.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Under this section of the Act (as amended by the National
Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951) powers are given to the local
authority for the compulsory removal of persons suffering from
grave chronic disease, or who are aged, infirm or physically