[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council.

  • Isle of Wight (England). County Council. n 83204987.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Stain tics During 1963 : Number of additional persons boarded-out Number of persons who left boarding-out accommodation On 31st December, 1963 : Number of persons in boarding-out accommodation Number of householders participating in boarding-out scheme 19 26 49 (51 Special Housing for Old People. In my Annual Report for 1962 I mentioned briefly that work had commenced on a project for 18 units of special housing in the grounds of Polars Guest House, to be erected by the Newport Borough Council with a grant for welfare facilities from the County Council. By the end of the year now under review this project was nearing completion and arrange- ments were being made for the first tenants to take up residence during January, 1964. The accommodation consists of 18 semi-detached bungalows specially designed to meet the needs of elderly people, and these are connected to Polars Guest House by a call-bell system enabling the occupants to summon a member of the staff should they need assis- tance in any emergency. Arrangements have also been made for regular daily visits to be paid to the occupants by the Matron of Polars to ensure that all is well. Tenants are selected by the Newport Borough Council in collaboration with the County Council, and those chosen are persons considered to be in need of care and attention in excess of that which coidd be provided in their own former homes but not of a degree which would justify their admission to one of the County Council’s Old People’s Homes. A grant is payable by the County Council to the Newport Borough Council in respect of each tenant whom the County Council have approved. During the year a similar agreement was reached between the County Council and Ryde Borough Council. In this case 34 units of accom- modation for elderly persons were under course of construction at “Treefields,” Binstead Road, and at the end of the year it was anticipated that these would be ready for occupation by the middle of 1964. In this instance, it is proposed that warden facilities be provided by the Ryde Borough Council and accommodation for a warden is included in the plans. A grant will be payable to the Ryde Borough Council by the County Council in respect of each tenant whom the County Council have approved. At the end of the year, also, the Cowes Urban District Council had under consideration a scheme for the provision of a block of flatlets at Northwood Park, Cowes, for old people, comprising 20 single units and four double units, warden’s flat, communal lounge and guest room and this scheme is still in the course of preparation. REVIEW OF TEN YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES The plan for the Isle of Wight completed in August 1962, and approved by the Health and Welfare Committee for submission to the Minister in September 1962, was reviewed and extended to cover the next decade during the latter part of 1963. The plan includes the erection of new; Health Clinics to serve the Eoroughs of New] ort (the site for which is scheduled for purchase in 1964-65) and Ryde, the provision of a mobile clinic to serve the less