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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Community Care
Staffing
During 1969 the staffing position in the residential homes improved, and for most of the year
each home had a matron and deputy.
In addition the Council approved the appointment of additional attendant staff to enable each
Home to have two attendants on duty at night. This was found to be necessary because of the increasing
infirmity of the residents.
On 31st December, 1969 there were 407 residents (113 males and 294 females) in the nine Borough
residential homes, 27 of these were the financial responsibility of other Local Authorities.
In addition the Council was maintaining 108 persons (38 males and 70 females) in Homes
administered by voluntary organisations and 14 (8 males and 6 females) in other Local Authority
homes.
Admissions and discharges are summarised in the following table:—
| Admissions | Discharges | To where discharged | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Deaths | Home Address | Other Address | |||
| Borough Homes | 110 | 148 | 78 | 60 | 9 | 1 |
| Voluntary Homes | 24 | 31 | 12 | 15 | — | 4 |
| Other Authority Homes | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Of the 93 residents admitted to hospital, 49 subsequently returned to the Local Authority Home.
Close liaison has been maintained with the Geriatric Department at Hillingdon Hospital throughout
the year.
The table below shows by age groups all admissions to Residential Accommodation during 1 969:—
| Males | Females | Grand Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85 & Over | Total | Under 30 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85 & over | Total | ||
| — | 1 | 17 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 48 | 18 | 79 | 110 | ||||
| — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 49 | 48 | 110 | 130 | |
| — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | ||
| — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 60 | — | — | 9 | 22 | 102 | 71 | 204 | 264 | |
Short Stay Admissions
The demand for temporary admission to Welfare Homes has continued to increase, but during
1969 it was possible to meet all requests for admission except in one or two cases during the peak
holiday period.