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The arrangements commenced during 1961 for the issue of draw
sheets on loan to incontinent persons and the issue of disposable pads to
such persons being nursed at home have proved of considerable benefit
and there is a large demand for these items. During 1964 a total of 492
draw sheets were loaned to 65 persons and at the 31st December there
were 297 on loan to 52 persons; 24,400 disposable pads were issued to
a total of 304 persons during the year. A large number of pads were
requested by the District Nurses for terminal cases.
Further alarms and pads were purchased for loan to children attending
the Enuresis Clinic. Twelve children were provided with alarms on
loan during 1964 and 50 pads were issued; 5 alarms were on loan at the
end of the year.
CHIROPODY SERVICE.— This service continued during 1964 with
four full-time and four part-time chiropodists. The part-time chiropodists
undertook 6, 4 and 3 sessions per week and 1 session per month respectively,
the 3 sessions per week being reduced to 1 per week from 1st
September.
Sessions were held at the four County Council Health Services
Clinics and at Newbury Hall.. In addition one chiropodist continued to
visit regularly the two Welfare Committee residential establishments in
Ilford and undertook domiciliary visits to patients unable to travel even
by ambulance, to a chiropody clinic.
Treatment continued to be given only to those patients in the priority
groups, i.e. the elderly, the physically handicaped and expectant mothers.
The standard charge was 2/6d. per week, provision being made for reduction
or remission, according to scale, where the patient's means did not
justify the full charge.