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16.
HEALTH VISITING
Health Visitors are under the control of the Surrey County Counoil.
There are nine Health Visitors, who are under the supervision of a
Divisional Health Visitor. Every Health Visitor carries out the combined
duties of District Health Visitor and School Health Visitor.
HOME HELP SERVICE
The Home Help Service, which is under the control of the Surrey County
Council, continues to function successfully, although enough workers cannot
he recruited to satisfy the full demand. At present there are 69 home helps
in the Mitcham area covering a weekly case load of 425 households.
The Neighbourly Help scheme, which started in 1962, continued to provide
useful help in a number of cases.
Applications for assistance are made to the Divisional Medical Offioer
at Mitcham Court.
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
CHILDREN
The Society does very valuable work in the Borough and there is very close
co-operation between the officials of the Public Health Department and the
officers of the Society.
Number of Mitcham cases dealt with in 1964 70
Number of children concerned 185
Number of visits paid 396
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948: SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Removal to Suitable Premises of Persons in Need of Care
and Attention
There were no oases in this oategory during the year.