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The proposal was to examine people immediately on retirement
or approaching retirement age so that a moving picture of
the patient could be built up over the years in an attempt to
watch health trends and avoid illness.
With the approval of the Council and the Local Medical
Committee those doctors practising in the Clayhall area of the
Borough were approached with the suggestion that they should
staff the clinic on a rota basis and that patients born in 1901
who were on their medical lists should be invited for examination.
The first session was held at the Heathcote Clinic on 10th
January, 1967 and has been held fortnightly since, two doctors
being in attendance at each session.
The total number of patients examined in the year were 129
out of 180 appointments made and of those examined 19 were
referred to their own medical practitioner for further advice or
treatment.
So successful has the Clinic become that it is proposed to
extend the service to another section of the Borough early in
1968.
SECTION 29
HOME HELP SERVICE
Home Helps
The Department continued to provide a valuable service to
the acute and chronic sick or infirm in the Borough.
Despite the demand for help exceeding the staff available
every effort was made to supply some help to all eligible
applicants: —
Mrs. Lawrence, Senior Home Help Organiser, reports:—
234 Home Helps were employed in the London Borough of
Redbridge, as at the year ending 1967. These numbers vary
from month to month.
2,033 applications for service were received during the
year 1967.
3,081 cases Including those from the previous year were
served during 1967, including aged-over 65 years of age,
chronic sick — over and under 65 years of age, domiciliary
confinements and problem family cases.
23 applications were received for Night Attendance, 18 of
of whom were served, the remaining 5 were admitted to hospital