[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham R.D.C.

  • Durham (England : County). Rural District Council.
Date:
1969
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/52 (page 17)
    (h) Welfare Services. Residential accommodation is provided for persons who by reason of age, infirmity or other circumstances are in need of care and attention which is not otherwise available to them. Services are also provided for Blind Persons and other Handicapped Persons. Below is a summary of the work done by the Welfare Section in the District during the year :— Male. Female. Total. No. of blind persons on the register 41 42 83 No. of partially sighted persons on the register 5 5 10 No. of deaf and dumb persons on the register ... 15 13 28 No. of hard of hearing persons on the register 4 3 7 No. of physically handicapped persons on the register 90 88 178 Hostel Accommodation—The number of persons maintained in residential accommodation is 54 and the number of persons on the waiting list at the end of the year was 18. (i) Mental Health. The number of persons registered as mentally disordered ... ... ... ... ... 168 The number of persons under supervision in their own homes 129 Number of persons in hospital for mentally disordered ... .. ... ... 39 6. National Assistance Acts, 1948 and 1951. No statutory action was taken during the year involving Section 47 relating to removal of persons in need of urgent care and attention.