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DOMESTIC HELPS.
Early in 1945, in accordance with Ministry of Health Circular
179/44, the Council established a domestic help scheme. The principles
of this scheme are the same as those of the home help scheme already
set up by the Council under the limited powers in respect of mothers
and children. The scope of the former arrangement, however, covers
all cases where persons sick or infirm, whether through old age or
otherwise, are unable to obtain domestic help of which, under present
conditions, they are particularly in need. For some time it was not
possible to operate this scheme with any degree of success owing to
the shortage of women prepared to do this work. In 1946, as stated
earlier in this report, the scheme together with the maternity and child
welfare home help scheme was re-organised and payment to the helps
substantially increased. The women engaged for this duty act as
helps tinder both schemes, the only administrative separation being one
of financial allocation. During 1946, 26 domestic helps in addition
to the 32 home helps under the maternity and child welfare scheme
were provided.
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