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Chelsea 1925
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1925
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with such attendance, the amount of assessment on cases attended and
the nett expenditure by the Council for this service:—
TABLE No. 45.
| Year. | (1) No. of applications for services of | (2) Total number provided with a | Amount of Assessment on cases attended. | (3) Nett Cost to Council. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | Maternity Nurse. | Midwife. | |||||||||
| 1921 | 21 | 62 | 22 | 57 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s | d. |
| 7 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1922 | 18 | 49 | 15 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 6 |
| 1923 | 13 | 43 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| 1924 | 10 | 46 | 10 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 0 |
| 1925 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 6 |
Note.—(1) Includes applications refused and cases subsequently withdrawn.
(2) Includes cases assessed during former year.
(3) Half the nett cost to Council is recovered as a grant from the Ministry
of Health.
HOME HELP.
Prior to July, 1921, a whole-time Home Help was employed by the
Borough Council for service in the homes of necessitous women during
confinement. Since then a panel scheme has been in operation under
which selected women are placed upon a roster and their services utilised
in rotation. This system is found to be very successful in its working.
The following Table No. 46 shows, for the years 1921-1925, the number
of applications received for Home Help service, the number of cases
attended, the amount of assessment on cases attended and the nett
expenditure by the Council for this service:—
TABLE No. 46.
| Year. | No. of applications for services of Home Help, including extension over the usual period of 2 weeks. | Total number of cases attended by the Home Helps. | Amount of Assessment on cases attended. | *Nett Cost to Council. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 39 | 23 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1922 1923 | 36 9 | 27 8 | 22 9 | 12 2 | 0 6 | 62 20 | 18 17 | 0 6 |
| 1924 | 23 | 8 plus 4 extensions | 8 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 1925 | 40 | 19 plus 13 extensions | 28 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 0 |
* Grant by the Ministry of Health.