[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Woking U.D.C.

Woking (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1964

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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Woking U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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DOMESTIC HELP Administration of the Scheme The Council's scheme makes provision for domestic help for households where such help is required owing to the presence of any person who is ill, lying-in, an expectant mother, mentally defective, aged, or is a child not exceeding compulsory school age.' The function of the home help is to carry out the normal domestic duties and the running of the home which are usually undertaken by the housewife. Es tab1ishment The Establishment of equivalent full-time helps for the financial year ended 31st March 1965 was 26. Number of cases where domestic help was provided during 1964:- * (a) Maternity (including expectant mothers) ... (b) Tuberculosis • •• • ® • • » « (c) Chronic sick (including aged and infirm) ... (d) Others • • • • • • « • • Neighbourly Help Scheme During 1961, the Home Help Service was extended by the introduction of the Neighbourly Help Scheme. Under the Scheme, neighbours are given a weekly payment varying between 10/- and' £2 for looking after old people living alone or other suitable cases, by paying them frequent visits during the day and carrying out as required and in their own time such jobs as shopping, lighting a fire, preparing meals and cleaning. 13 cases received help under this Scheme in 1964. Special Home Helps It is often useful to place a home help especially selected and if possible trained to help support, and in the long term, try to rehabilitate a problem family mother. When working with these families they receive an extra 4d. an hour. Special payment is also made when these home helps are called upon to carry out arduous work in extremely distasteful circumstances, to restore premises to conditions of cleanliness and comfort. 147 3 185 77