Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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5. Relaxation and Educational Sessions
| Quarter | Relaxation Sessions | Educational Sessions* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions | Total Attendances | Sessions | Total Attendances | |||
| March | 44 | 451 | 47 | 511 | ||
| June | 38 | 459 | 43 | 520 | ||
| September | 59 | 641 | 58 | 592 | ||
| December | 35 | 388 | 40 | 420 | ||
| Totals | 176 | 1,939 | 188 | 2,043 | ||
* Includes a Fathercraft Class
6. Artificial Sunlight, Massage etc.
| Quarter | Sessions | Attendances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Total | |||
| March | 73 | 54 | 1,030 | |
| June | 63 | 39 | 748 | |
| September | 69 | 20 | 479 | |
| December | 73 | 60 | 739 | |
| Totals | 278 | 173 | 2,996 | |
7. Chiropody Treatment
| No. of Clinic Sessions | 1,117 |
| No. of First Attendances | 646 |
| Total Attendances | 15,442 |
8. Home Help Service (a) Analysis of Cases, etc.
| Cases | Home Helps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick, Aged & Infirm | Others | Total | No. Part Time | Whole Time Equivalent | |
| On live Register at: | |||||||
| 1st Jan., '59 | 1 | 8 | 503 | 1 | 513 | 84 | 35 |
| 31st Dec., '59 | 3 | 11 | 519 | 1 | 534 | 85 | 36 |
| Cases attended | |||||||
| during 1959:— | 57 | 24 | 787 | 6 | 874 | — | — |