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or in Homes run by Voluntary Organisations or other Local Authorities where this
Council is financially responsible for the maintenance charges: —
Men W omen Total
Kingsmead, Richmond (180 beds) 54 109 163
Laurel Dene, Hampton Hill (76 beds) 9 61 70
Hampton Court House, Hampton Court (53 beds) - 53 53
Craig House, Ham (51 beds) 8 38 46
Forbes House, Ham (37 beds) — 37 37
Moiravale, Hampton Wick (29 beds) 7 22 29
78 320 398
Residents in Voluntary Homes for whom the Council is
financially responsible 56 82 138
Residents in other Authorities' Homes for whom the
Council is financially responsible 12 30 42
Total 146 432 578
Of the 398 persons shown as resident in the Borough Homes, 86 were accommodated
on behalf of other Local Authorities making a net total, after adding the 180 cases in
Voluntary and other Authorities' Homes, of 492 persons for whom your Committee
was financially responsible as at 31st December, 1968.
Your Committee may be interested in the table below which analyses the persons
accommodated by age and sex: —
Age Borough Homes Voluntary Homes Other L.A. Homes
Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
Under 30 0 0 1 4 1 0 6
30—49 0 1 1 2 1 2 7
50—64 2 6 8 6 0 1 23
65—74 22 48 14 14 2 8 108
75—84 30 142 19 33 7 11 242
85 and over 24 123 9 27 1 8 192
78 320 52 86 12 30 578
It is of particular interest that the average age of the residents accommodated in the
Borough Homes is just over 81 (81.24 years). Although age alone is not indicative
of physical condition, this figure does give some indication of the increasing difficulty
which is being faced in providing adequate care and attention.
The following table shows details of the admissions and discharges which took
place during the year : —
Borough Homes Voluntary Homes Other L.A. Homes
Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
Discharges 11 28 2 4 1 1 47
Deaths 19 46 8 9 1 3 86
30 74 10 13 2 4 133
Admissions 30 68 19 16 4 6 143
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