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Section 28. PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE
Chiropody
The re organisation of the Chiropody Service in the Health
Area reported fully in my Report for 1960 operated very successfully
during 1961 but the Area Sub Committee became concerned at the
rather lengthy waiting periods between treatments at certain
peripheral clinics In order to reduce these periods it was decided
to transfer all patients under 45 years of age who had no special
disability or whose circumstances did not merit special consideration,
to the Town Hall Clinic where, because of the number of chiropodists
employed they could be absorbed without unduly extending the waiting
list there
This arrangement was introduced in September and achieved a
reduction of 2 to 3 weeks in the waiting periods at the Clinics
concerned to the benefit of the more elderly and necessitous patients
attending.
Section 29. DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
The demand for home help continues to increase and assistance
was given for 184,794 hours compared with 181,602 hours the previous
year.
The Night Attendance Service has continued to serve a small
number of patients strictly on recommendation from doctor and has
included many aged cases, affording great relief and appreciation
from relatives often in desparate circumstances. This Service has
become more widely known in recent months and a small staff of
regular night attendants working an average of three nights a week
has met all demands to date
CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN MORAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION
The Carville Home, now at 43 West Avenue Road, E.17. is
administered by the Walthamstow Deanery Branch of the above
Association The home provides accommodation for a total of 16
mothers and their babies.
Miss E. Williams Superintendent of the Home, contributes the
following details
The table below summarises our work for the year. All
these are new cases and do not include the follow up
work arising from 1960 cases. The ages of the mothers
were 14 years (2); 15 years (3) 16 years (10) Most
of the remainder were 17 or 18 years with one or two
over 20
The relaxation classes arranged at the home by the health