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In June, 1961, the Health Committee of the County Council authorised
the issue of draw sheets on loan to incontinent persons and also
the issue of disposable pads to such persons being nursed at home. 20
draw sheets were loaned in 1961, 14 being on loan at the 31st December,
and 516 disposable pads were issued.
Alarms and pads were also purchased for loan to children attending
the Enuresis Clinic. One alarm was loaned during 1961, being still on
loan at the end of the year, and 14 pads were issued.
CHIROPODY SERVICE. — This service continued during 1961 with
two full-time chiropodists and two part-time(one undertaking five sessions
per week and the other three sessions per week). Although authority has
now been given for the employment of four full-time chiropodists, regular
advertising has not yet resulted in a further appointment being made.
The main chiropody clinic, with two chairs, is held at Newbury Hall,
and in addition sessions are held at each of the health services clinics.
One chiropodist regularly visits the two Welfare Committee residential
establishments in the Area and also undertakes domiciliary visits to
patients unable to travel, even by ambulance, to a chiropody clinic.
Owing to the restricted accommodation at the Mayesbrook Clinic,
the second dental surgery had been used as a chiropody clinic for a
limited number of sessions, but with an improvement in the recruitment of
dental officers it was necessary to make other arrangements. No accommodation
was available on the ground floor and approval was therefore
obtained for certain alterations to be carried out on the first floor of the
clinic to provide a chiropody surgery with its own small waiting room.
The work was completed in July 1961.
Treatment is given only to those patients in the priority groups, i.e.
the elderly, the physically handicapped and expectant mothers, although
it is intended that the service will be extended to others when circumstances
permit. The standard charge is 2/6d. per week, provision being
made for reduction or remission, according to scale, where the patient s
means do not justify the full charge.
The attendances during the year 1961 were as follows:-