[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council.

  • Durham County Council
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mental Illness. The supervision of mental defectives except those on licence from certified institutions has hitherto been carried out by Health Visitors and it is pro])oscd to continue this arrangement. Mental defectives on licence from a certified institution have been supervised by the North Eastern Council for mental welfare and it is proposed that arrangements be made with the Regional Hospital Board for this work to be continued by this Association or its successor. Proposals are included in the scheme under Section 51 of the National Health Service .Act for setting up of occupational centres for mental defectives and for a home teaching service. The following is a summary of the provision made by the seven district care committees during the year. The assistance granted prior to the 5th July, except for extra nourishment and rent, was provided from the voluntary funds of the committees and refers entirely to tuberculosis patients. From the 5th July onwards cases other than tuberculosis were also assisted, mostly with invalid chairs and sick room requisites from County Council supplies, although their numbers were few. Cases Assisted. 1.1.48 to 4.7.48 Extra nourishment 634 Clothing and/or boots 87 Beadsteads and bedding 51 Rent 1 Laundry 1 Travelling expenses 8 Appliances 8 Handicaft materials .. 3 Housing—^overcrowding 23 Wireless accessories 1 Domestic help 1 Personal expenses . . 9 Correspondence courses 2 Dental treatment 6 Funeral expenses . — Cases referred to.—■ Public Assistance Committees and National Assistance Board 44 Ministry of Labour and National Service 2 British Red Cross Society. (Emerg- ency Help Scheme) 5 W.V.S. 5 Returned British Prisoners of War Association 4 5.7.48 to 31.12.48 518 68 30 10 11 3 8 1 1 2 1 157 1 4 2 DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE. The following proposals of the County Council under Section 29 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, for the provision of a service of domestic helps was approved by the Minister of Health on the 28th April, 1948.—
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