London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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In addition, the Community Worker from the Greenwich Community
Project gave a very interesting report on the first six months
of his work for the project on an estate in the Borough.
Greenwich Community Project
Arising from the deliberations of the Social Services Co-ordinating
Committee in 1968 and launched during November 1969, this
project produced a very busy year. Appointing a Community
Worker to an estate in the area resulted in the formation of a group
of mothers to staff a "play scheme" in the summer holidays and
this was felt to be so successful that, in 1971, it is to be repeated.
It is hoped that by 1971, or perhaps 1972, an adventure playground
will be established on Plumstead Common.
The following are the numbers of cases discussed at the various Committees during the year:—
| Number of Co-ordinating Committees | 1 |
| Number of Intermediate Case Conferences | 18 |
| New Cases | 19 |
| Old Cases | 6 |
| Number of Housing Case Conferences | 35 |
| New Cases | 174 |
| Old Cases | 123 |
| Number of Conferences at Homeless Family Unit | 8 |
| New Cases | 22 |
| Old Cases | 17 |
| Total New Cases discussed | 215 |
| Referred by:— | |
| Borough Council | |
| Children's Department | 3 |
| Directorate of Social Services | 25 |
| Housing Department | 88 |
| Other Agencies | |
| I.L.E.A. | 5 |
| G.L.C. Housing Department | 86 |
| Department of Health and Social Security | — |
| Hospitals | 5 |
| General Practitioner | - |
| N.S.P.C.C. | 1 |
| Family Service Unit | — |
| Miscellaneous | 2 |
| 215 |