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Section 29—Domestic Help.
Again this service proved its value over and over again during the
year. Help is given whenever possible to all cases—if not the full-time
asked, at least several hours during the week. The heaviest demand
comes from the elderly and this is often the heaviest type of work as so
much needs to be done in this type of case. Cases of home confinement
and acute illness of the mother with a young family receive special
priority.

The neighbourly help scheme continued and through it help was
given in 28 cases.
(B) SCHOOL HEALTH AND DENTAL SERVICES
The Middlesex County Council discharges its medical and dental
duties under the Education Act, 1944, by making use of the same staff
employed by the County Council as local health authority. This has the
advantage that doctors and nurses who see the child from 0-5 years will
continue the medical supervision throughout school life. This makes for
the earliest possible detection of defects which may have a bearing on the
child's ability to progress in school and thus enables remedial action to
be taken at a very early age so that the child may then be in a position to
derive the maximum benefit from the education provided. The following
services are provided:—
1. Periodic medical inspection of pupils.
2. Cleanliness surveys of pupils.
3. Dental inspection and treatment.
4. Ascertainment of handicapped pupils in need of special
education.
5. Provision of clinics. Children attend these clinics at the request
of the parents or of the teachers or they are referred there by
school medical staff. Treatment for minor ailments is available.
In addition these clinics are used for follow-up observation
examinations of specific defects noted at a previous periodic