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Mrs. Pickard contributes the following report:—
"During 1957 the Domestic Help Service has continued
to give valuable assistance to all categories of sick and aged
people. New applications have shown an increase throughout
the year and all cases have been dealt with as expeditiously as
possible. The hours of service given to patients suffering from
tuberculosis have increased, but there has been a slight decline
in the number of maternity cases assisted.
"Help for problem families, care of children and assistance
for harassed mothers has been adequately given by specially
selected domestic helps well suited to this work.
"The following is a summary of the year's work:—
Brought forward from 1956 713
New cases during 1957 433
Cases completed during 1957 482
Number of cases carried forward to 1958 664
"It will be noticed that there are fewer cases to carry
forward to 1958 because a greater number of completions were
made than during the previous year.
"Visits, both first and re-visits, totalled 3,289. The aim
was to visit households every two months and to endeavour to
include at least one visit when the domestic help was present,
and this was achieved in most instances.
"Recruitment of personnel was steady and applicants were
of an extremely good standard generally. The total number
of domestic helps in employment is 205, including 6 working
full-time."