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It is interesting and pleasing to be able
of children taking school meals:—
again to report an increase in the percentage
Year
Autumn Term
1958
43.69
1959
46.51
1960
50.67
1961
50.95
1962
51.21
1963
54.54
1964
58.28
Old People
The needs of 27 special cases of old people living in difficult circumstances were
investigated during 1964, and what happened to them is recorded in the following list:—
Admitted to hospital 3
Admitted to old people's home 4
Remaining at home 20
(a) Home Help provided 3
(b) Home Help, Home Nurse and Incontinent Laundry
Service provided 3
(c) Chiropody provided 3
(d) Home Help and meals provided 1
(e) Awaiting housing for old people 2
(f) Awaiting hospital admission 4
(g) Awaiting admission to Welfare Home 2
(h) Commode provided 1
(i) No action required 1
The difficulties of the old persons recorded on this list were brought to the notice of
the Public Health Department staff either by medical practitioners, interested relations,
neighbours or friends, or following complaint by one or other of the statutory authorities.
The County Council has the duty, under the National Assistance Act, 1948, of providing
residential accommodation for aged and infirm persons in need of care and attention
which is not otherwise available to them; and it can do this by providing its own homes
or by arrangements with recognised voluntary organisations. The County Council's Welfare
Department administers the County homes, and the number of persons admitted to such
homes from the Borough in 1964 was 18, one of whom had been previously brought to
our attention in 1959, one in 1962, and two during 1964. Two old persons were transferred
from St. Bernard's Hospital to County accommodation in Old People's Homes.
There are still eight cases waiting from previous years, three from 1961, three from
1962, and two from 1963, who were in poor health and in need of old people's housing.
It has been ascertained from the Area Medical Officer that 429 Southall people were
given home help during the year, and of these 333 consisted of patients over 65 years of
age, and of 860 persons who were assisted by the home nurses, 272 were of age 65 or over.
Many voluntary associations contributed to provide Christmas parcels or special
comforts for old people.
Meals on Wheels Service:
During the year mid-day meals on four days per week were provided for house-bound
old people in need of the service. In 1964, 16,861 meals were delivered (16,456 in 1963).
Two hundred and seventy-seven old persons were assisted by means of this scheme during
the year. This was again an increase in the number of individual people helped. The maximum
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