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Invalid Night and Day Attendant Service.— The experimental scheme
operating in conjunction with the llford Social Service Association for the
provision of night attendants to provide some relief for those people who
are called upon to sit up constantly all night with sick relatives or friends,
or to help those who are sick and have no one to whom they can turn for
such assistance, has continued, the County Council making agreed payments
to the Association in respect of approved cases where need in meeting the
cost of the service provided by the Association's night attendants has been
proved.
Towards the end of 1958 the responsible Committee of the County
Council agreed, in view of the limited expenditure being incurred at that
time, that part of the money allocated and not required for the night
attendant service could be utilised for providing day attendants in approved
cases to sit with sick or infirm persons who could not afford to meet the
charge made by the llford Social Service Association for their day attendants.
Although only a few cases were assisted under these schemes during
1958, there has been a considerable increase in 1959.
The following are the details of the cases dealt with under the County
Council's scheme during 1958:—
Nights Days
No. of cases being attended at 31.12.57 Nil Nil
„ „ new cases attended during 1958 3 1
„ „ cases discontinued during 1958 3 Nil
„ „ „ being attended at 31.12.58 Nil 1
Total No. of attendances given 11 16 plus
8 half-days
Home Nursing.— The Home Nursing Service in llford is undertaken
by Nurses under the supervision of the Superintendent of the Lady
Rayleigh Training Home at Leytonstone but operating from the Branch
Home " Abury House " in Aldborough Road, llford
The work undertaken by Home Nurses in the llford area in 1958 was
as follows :—-
Cases attended 2,140
Visits paid 63,115
Health Education.—Posters covering various aspects of Health were
displayed at the Public Health Offices and the Mayesbrook, Manford Way
and Newbury Hall Clinics throughout the year and a " Family Doctor"
Exhibition Unit, loaned by the British Medical Association and installed
in the entrance hall at Valentines Mansion in July, 1957, was used until
March, 1958. for illustrative material on selected subjects, the display being
changed each month. A similar Unit was used at Manford Way Clinic
from January until March, 1958.
During the year a total of 36 lectures on various Health subjects
were given by members of the medical staff of the Department, 4 to
mothers attending Infant Welfare and Ante-Natal Clinics, and 32 to various
organisations and children.
In addition, 204 lectures on Mothercraft were given by the Health
Visitors at their ante-natal relaxation exercise classes at the Mayesbrook and
Manford Way Clinics, a series of 12 lectures constituting each course.
As part of the national " Guard that Fire" Campaign in November,
1958, a local campaign under the aegis of the llford Health Area Sub-Committee
was organised by a Sub-Committee of the llford Home Safety Committee.
This was launched on the 8th November when a mobile display