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HOME HELP SERVICE
The following is a summary of the cases in which assistance
was given between January 1st and December 31st, 1966:—
Aged 65 or over on first visit in 1966 1,940
Under 65—
Chronic Sick and Tuberculosis 225
Mentally Disordered 18
Maternity 474
Illness 382
3,039
Family Care Service
41 cases received assistance under this scheme in the same
period.
Family Welfare Service
1 case received assistance during the year.
Night and Evening Service
8 cases received assistance in 1966.
During the year 1966, help was supplied in 3,089 homes,
reflecting the steadily increasing demand for the service. Family
care cases almost doubled in number, and by this means 146 children
were able to stay in their own homes in the temporary absence
of the mothers.
Recruitment has become slightly easier, although most new
Home Helps can spare only a few hours daily, and in parts of the
Borough poorly served by public transport it is difficult to provide
frequent visits by the workers.
VENEREAL DISEASES
Under the National Health Service Act of 1946, diagnosis and
treatment of venereal diseases became a responsibility of the
Regional Hospital Boards and the functions of the local health
authorities were limited to those of prevention. This involves the
tracing of contacts wherever possible, and health education.
There are no treatment centres for these diseases within the
Borough.
I am indebted to the Physicians at the undermentioned treatment
centres for the following statistics for 1966.