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Help has also been given to a number of tuberculous
households by the Home Help Service.
During the year three cases were provided with
extra nourishment for varying periods.
BCG vaccination is available to those who have
been in contact with tuberculous patients and also
to school children at the age of 13 years.
The North West Metropolitan Hospital Board
provides the Hounslow Chest Clinic with the part-time
services of the chest physician, medical social worker
and clerk. The Borough staffing establishment consists
of five tuberculosis health visitors, one occupational
therapist and one part-time clerical officer. At the
end of the year three tuberculosis health visitors were
in post, and the services of an occupational therapist
were shared with four other London boroughs.
Recuperative Holiday Homes
During the year the Borough Council accepted
responsibility under section 28 of the National Health
Service Act 1946 for the maintenance of 102 persons
in recuperative holiday homes, 75 were admitted to
such homes and 27 were cancelled or withdrawn.
Loan of nursing equipment
The former arrangement with the British Red Cross
Society has been continued.
The local branch of the Society has custody of the
articles and replaces them when they become
unserviceable from the monies received from loan
charges. These charges are nominal but at the
discretion of the British Red Cross Society can be
abated or waived completely.
In such cases the charge or the difference between
the reduced and normal charge is met by the borough.
Larger items of equipment are purchased by the
Authority and, where the loan charges do not cover
depreciation, replacement of these items is also undertaken
by the Council.
During the year 1965 the following items were
issued on loan—
Invalid folding chairs
Invalid wheel chairs
Air cushions
Air rings (includes inflatable toilet seat)
Bed cradles
Bed rests
Mackintosh sheets
Sputum cups
Urinals
Invalid bed tables
Bed pans (including rubber variety)
Feeding cups
Crutches
Commodes
Special beds
Hospital beds
Adult cots suitable for mental cases
Lifting poles and brackets
Ripple beds 3 ft
Egerton electrical adjustable beds
Mattresses
Hair
Protective rubber cover
Dunlopillo (includes sectional mattress)
Protective rubber cover (includes sectional mattress)
Chiropody Service
The demand for the Council's directly-provided
service increased slightly during 1965. At the end of
the year 17 weekly clinic sessions were being held
compared with 14 during the earlier months and a
total of 808 clinic sessions were held at which 1,060
patients made 5,560 attendances for treatment as
follows—
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