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TRAVELLING EXPENSES OF RELATIVES VISITING HOSPITAL
PATIENTS. - As in previous years, the County Medical Officer was able
to give financial assistance in 1960 only in very special cases to enable
them to visit relatives who were in hospital; no Ilford persons, however,
applied for assistance under this scheme.
EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS AND SERVANTS. - The following
medical examinations by Essex County Council staff were carried out
during 1960:—
Entrants to County Council Service 13
Other purposes 40
For other Authorities 15
NIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE. - As was reported last year,
from the 1st January, 1960 a directly-provided service has been operating
for supplying night attendants to give some relief to those people called
upon to sit up constantly at night with sick relatives or friends, or to
help sick persons with no one to whom to turn for such assistance. This
is integrated with the Domestic Help Service and controlled by the two
full-time Organisers under the general direction of the Area Medical Officer.
Three night attendants who had been employed by the Ilford Social Service
Association, which organisation had previously been running this service,
accepted appointments on the County Council's staff. Details of the
service during 1960 are as follows: —
Number of applications received for assistance 76
Number of cases where Night Attendants were provided 41
Number of cases which on investigation were either not
eligible for assistance or did not require the service 34
Number of cases awaiting help at end of year 1
Number of cases being served at 31st December, 1960 3
Total number of hours for which attendants were provided 2,611
Number of attendants on panel at 31st December, 1960 3
DAY ATTENDANCE SERVICE. - The arrangement with the Ilford
Social Service Association for providing day attendants in approved cases
to sit with sick and infirm persons who cannot afford to meet the charge
made by the Ilford Social Service Association, the County Council making
agreed payments to the Association, has continued. Only one case was
dealt with under this arrangement during 1960, the details being as
follows:—