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VACCINATION AGAINST smallpox

RECUPERATIVE HOLIDAYS
The Local Health Authority are empowered to provide recuperative
holidays for persons not in need of medical or nursing attention and during
the year 23 cases from the Borough have been sent away.
CHIROPODY
The County Council's chiropody service has continued to provide
treatment for cases from the whole of the Borough, in addition to the
service provided by the Old People's Welfare Association for people
residing in the Woodford Bridge district.
Whilst the service is adequate for those who are able to attend the
three clinics at which sessions are held, little can be done to provide a
domiciliary service; as many as possible of these cases are conveyed to the
clinic by transport, either by ambulance or by voluntary workers.
DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
The Domestic Help Service has throughout the year continued to meet
all applications requesting Domestic Assistance for the essential needs of
the aged, the chronic and acute sick, confinements and homes where, for
various reasons, the mother is absent for a temporary period.
The following patients were receiving service at the close of the year:
Aged 378
Maternity 9
Chronic sick 60
Acute Sick 4
Harassed Mother 2
Mental disability 2
The loyal service of the staff of 98 Home Helps covering many varied
and often difficult duties has been maintained and has enabled a proportion
of elderly patients and younger patients suffering with permanent
disabilities to remain happily in their own homes with the confidence that
the routine cleaning, shopping and needs of the home would be reasonably
maintained. The standard of service has only been made possible by the
quality of the individual service given by each Home Help.
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