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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 1964 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 1964:—
Entrants to County Council's Service 50
Other purposes 13
For other Authorities 9
HOME NURSING.— The home nursing service in Ilford continues
to be undertaken by nurses under the supervision of the Superintendent
of the Lady Rayleigh Training Home at Leytonstone but operating from
the 3ranch Home, "Abury House" in Aldborough Road, Ilford.
The work undertaken by home nurses in the Ilford area in 1964 was
as follows:—
Cases attended 1,737
Visits paid 53,036
HEALTH EDUCATION.- During 1964, 126 lectures on various
subjects were given by members of the medical and health visiting staff
and the domestic help organisers to schools, professional organisations,
youth groups and general adult groups, the total attendances being approximately
2,791. At 10 of the lectures films were shown.
In addition 349 lectures on "Mothercraft" were given by the health
visitors at their ante-natal relaxation classes at the health services
clinics, a series of 12 lectures constituting each course.
Posters covering varied aspects of Health were displayed at the
Public Health Offices and the health services clinics throughout the year.
HOME SAFETY.— For some years King George Hospital have been
most co-operative in advising us of the patients treated for home accidents.
At our own request this reporting is still being continued but is
now confined to children under the age of five years and elderly persons,
who are then fellowed-up by the health visitors.