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EFFINGHAM HOUSE, COPTHORNE
Effingham House ceased to be a war-time nursery in September, 1945, and
subsequently children in need of country air were sent there in a similar way to those
sent to Mayfield Home. Effingham House is now available to both mothers and
children in need of convalescence. It has also been possible, as an experiment, to
send a few old people for a short stav.

HOME HELPS SERVICE
The Council's full-time home help organiser commenced her duties in November
1946. Home helps are provided for maternity and child welfare cases and other cases
in which assistance is needed by reason of age and infirmity, chronic illness, etc.
The expenditure incurred in providing home helps for aged and infirm persons is
reclaimable from the Ministry.
The number of full-time home helps employed at the commencement of the year
was 7 and the number of part-time helps 7. At the end of the year 13 full-time and
3 part-time home helps were employed.
The cases dealt with during the year are shown below:—
M.C.W. Other
Cases. Cases. Total.
Number of persons assisted 78 94 172
DINING CENTRES
There are two dining centres in the Borough, both of which are under the control
of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. Necessitous mothers and toddlers
may receive dinners on the recommendation of one of the assistant medical officers.
Liability is determined by the assisted services scale. In special cases, however,
where the income is above the scale, expectant and nursing mothers and toddlers
may have dinners at an agreed cost of 9d. per dinner for mothers and 4d. for
toddlers.
Mothers who have a toddler attending for dinners may also have dinners at a
cost of 9d.
Particulars of attendances are shown below:—