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Hammersmith 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Casework help available during the year
1 full-time caseworker throughout year
1 „ „ „ for 6 months
1 „ „ „ „ 3 months
4 part-time caseworkers
2 giving approximately ½ of their time throughout year
1 „ „ ¼ „ „ „ „ „
1 „ „ ¼ „ „ „ for 8 months.
=equivalent of just under 3¼ full-time caseworkers
Approved case load 10-15 families. Average case load=14-19.

Families referred by:

Case Conference11
Welfare Service-Ealing1
Principal Social Worker-West-minster1
Private landlord1
Principal Nursing Officer2
16

N.B. A further 13 families have received casework help during 1968
from the Social Workers (Health Services) as part of their work
for the I.L.E.A. These are all families with a child attending
either a Special School or a Special Investigation Clinic.
Annual Report on Co-ordinating Committee & Case Conference
Meetings of Co-ordinating Committee 3
Meetings of Sub-Committee on Early Notification
of arrears of rent 6
Meetings of Allocation Sub-Committee (Rehousing
on Social Grounds) 3
Meetings of Intermediate Case Conferences 111
Number of families discussed:
At Co-ordinatxng Committee: Reported
briefly 30
At Special meetings on arrears: Families 408
Families discussed twice 68
At intermediate Case Conferences:Families 103
Families discussed twice 8

Analysis of sources of referral of families discussed at Case Conferences

Borough Services
Housing Manager12
Principal Social Worker (H.S.)13
Principal Nursing Officer7
Children's Officer7
39

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C.21