[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Home Help Service. It has been estimated, unofficially, that for a properly developed Home Help service, one whole-time Help should be employed for every 1,000 of the population served. It seems to me unlikely that Home Helps will ever be employed in this county on such a scale, as the largest town here has a population of only 3,400, and most of our people live in small villages and hamlets. Hitherto we have been able to meet expressed demands for help by the enrolment of persons who are willing to give part-time help as occasion requires. Such women receive no retaining fee in view of the fact that on the whole their services are used very infrequently, but are paid when employed at the rate of 2/- per hour. The whole or part of this is recovered from the person helped in accordance with a scale of assessment of income. No charge is made for administration. Patients are always warned when a Home Help is employed, that part or the whole of the cost of this service may be recovered from them, but in spite of this, surprise is often expressed that the service is not free. It is perhaps unfortunate that we cannot provide a free Home Help service waen mothers are confined at home. This would help to reduce the present strong financial attraction to the Hospital in such cases. The Superintendent Nursing Officer acts as Organiser of Home Helps, decides whether a Help is necessary, and the number of hours work a day which is required. Home Helps are employed in each case on the authority of the Chairman of the Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee. No. of occasions on which Home Helps were provided during the year ... 20 No. of hours worked during the year ... 2626 Mental Health Service. The functions of the.Local Health Authority under the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913-1938, and the administration of the mental health service in accordance with the National Health Service Act, 1946, are undertaken on behalf of the Health Committee by the Mental Health Services Sub-Com- mittee.
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