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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
Hornsey 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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PREVENTION OF ILLNESS,
CARE AND AFTER CARE
Section 28
Recuperative Holiday Homes
During the year area health staffs continued to be responsible, on
behalf of the County Health Department, for dealing with applications
for admission to recuperative holiday homes.
The following table shows the cases dealt with during the year:—
| Applications received | Admissions recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults | 312 | 216 |
| Children | 17 | 13 |
| 329 | 229 |
DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
Section 29
The number of new cases provided with help during the year was
742 compared with 638 in 1952. The number of old cases for which
help was continued from 1952 totalled 520 as compared with 605 for
the previous year. The total number of cases, old and new, provided
with help during the year was almost the same as the total for 1952.
The number of cases being provided with help at the end of the year,
however, indicates that the demand for the service is likely to increase
in future.
The following table shows details of the cases served during the
year:—
| Cases provided with help | No. of new cases provided with help | No. of old cases for which help was continued from 1952 | Total No. of cases provided with help during year | Total No. of cases still being provided with help at end of year |
|---|---|---|---|---|