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The following is a summary of the cases dealt with in 1952:—
Number of applications received for assistance 1,341
Number of cases where Domestic Helps were provided
(including 337 who were having service at the commencement
of the year) 1,299
Number of cases which on investigation were either not
eligible for assistance or did not require the service 208
Number of cases referred to other sources, e.g., W.V.S.,
I.S.S.A 12
Cases booked but subsequently cancelled 80
Number of cases where, at the end of the year, a domestic
help was booked to attend in future months (maternity
cases) 58
Other cases awaiting help at end of year 18
Enquiries incomplete at end of year 3
Cases being served at 31st December, 1952 390
In November, 1952, 5 of the Domestic Helps took the examination
for the Diploma of the National Institute of Houseworkers, four of whom
were successful, one obtaining a Class 1 pass and the other three Class 2
passes.
Convalescent Facilities.—The following tables show the number of
persons sent away for convalescence during 1952 and the number of cases
in which the Invalid Children's Aid Association arranged the placing of
children in suitable convalescent homes.