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96
Number of cases where, at the end of the
year, a domestic help was booked to
attend in future months (maternity cases) 83
Other cases awaiting help at end of year 22
Enquiries incomplete at end of year 14
Cases being served at 31st December, 1961 898
During 1961 the County Council approved the provision of free
domestic help service in all cases where a doctor certifies an expectant
mother as suffering from toxaemia of pregnancy and such assistance is
medically necessary. Although no cases were dealt with under this scheme
during that year, this facility has been utilised in 1962.
One training course, of two weeks' duration, was held by the County
Council at Chelmsford in 1961. One domestic help from Ilford attended and
she was found to be entirely satisfactory.
NIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE. — The service 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, has continued. 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. Details
during 1961 are as follows:-
Number of applications received for assistance 55
Number of cases where night attendants were provided 38
Number of cases which on investigation were either not
eligible for assistance or did not require the service 16
Number of cases awaiting help at end of year 1
Number of cases being served at 31st December, 1961
Total number of hours for which attendants were provided
2,216
Number of attendants on panel at 31st December, 1961 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