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members was a patient at the Chest Clinic. 9,940 visits were paid
where no reply was obtained.
3,972 miscellaneous visits were paid, these visits taking more
time than is usually spent in visiting as their purpose was assistance
and support in problem situations.
Clinics
4,336 Clinic Sessions have been held by Health Visitors, of
which 3,717 were Child Health Sessions.
Screening Tests
During 1970 the routine screening tests on babies between
six months and one year have highlighted babies with some
degree of hearing loss and the early follow-up treatment instigated
by these investigations has been invaluable in helping these children
to develop speech normally in spite of this handicap.
Conclusion
In spite of under-staffing the essential work has been covered,
but a better service to all members of the public in the preventive
field could be given if recruitment is successful in bringing the
Establishment up to strength.
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.
During the year 182 persons were notified to the department
and 113 were successfully visited. This not infrequently involved
more than one visit. Some persons 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 handicapped
and who are living in insanitary conditions and unable to
devote to themselves and not receiving from other persons proper
care and attention.
Although several cases were visited and investigated during the