[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.
- Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Spastics. Number of Ascertained Spastics according to Age and Sex Distribution, and in Residential Accommodation Age Number Ascertained Males Females Number in Residential Accommoda'.ion Males Females 0- 10 2 7 10-15 1 3 — — 15-25 3 1 — 1 Convalescent Homes. During 1954, arrangements were made for ten patients to go to convalescent homes for an average period of two weeks. DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE With each successive year the volume and diversity of work by this service has gradually increased and but for very care- ful supervision there would have been an inordinate expansion if all demands had been met. The differences between this service and a domestic agency have to be explained constantly. Many receiving this service pay part or whole of the charge, but a large proportion receive a free service. It is galling to find that a few families who, according to the County Assessment Scale, should pay a small weekly sum ignore all demands for payment. The money recovered for this service is small, but this is not surprising as approximately 75 per cent of recipients are old age pensioners. The majority of recruits to this Service are not only inter- ested in the wages earned, but also are anxious to participate in a social service. For this reason the service given is excellent and greatly appreciated, especially by the old folk. The co-operation of the National Assistance Board has gone a long way towards solving the difficult border-line case and it is ])leasing to record that those needing help can be assured of getting it, either from the National Assistance Board or the Tdealth Department.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28840884_0063.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
