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In addition regular visits are paid to old people in Council
Hostels and flats and also both before and after discharge from
the Geriatric Wards at Langthorne Hospital, particularly with a
view to arranging home nursing, domestic help and/or " Meals on
Wheels."
2. Laundry Service for the Incontinent.
Experience in 1956 has conclusively shown the increasing need
for this service. A part-time laundress was appointed to deal with
this work.
The number of cases dealt with was as follows:—
Total number of cases 21
Average number of cases per week 7
Total number of articles 3,218
Average number of articles per week 62
Total number of journeys 701
3. Funeral Arrangements.
No burial was carried out during the year within the terms
of the National Assistance Act, 1948.
4. Medical Examinations.
During the year the medical staff carried out 259 examinations
of Borough Council employees in respect of the Superannuation
and Sick Pay Schemes.
5. Health Education.
Miss H. Rodway, F.R.C.O.G., Obstetrician Superintendent at
Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital, arranged the usual course of
mothercraft lectures. In each case the speaker was a medical or
nursing specialist.
Food Hygiene.—Two lectures were arranged for the school
kitchen and dining staffs and were given by the Deputy Medical
Officer of Health and the Chief Public Health Inspector. Full
details are given in the Report of the Borough School Medical
Officer for 1956.
6. Cancer Education.
The leaflet of advice printed in the 1951 Report is available
for distribution.
7. Disinfection.
The Council agreed to provide facilities for steam disinfection
for the Leyton Corporation on the terms applicable to the Chingford
Corporation.