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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
Lewisham 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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HOME HELP SERVICE
Heavy demands continued to be made on the home help service. There was an
increase in the number of households provided with help of the order of 4£%, the
vast bulk of this increased work-load falling on the Grove Park office in Baring
Road, S.E.12, which opened in 1968. As in previous years, about 90% of this service
was provided for the aged and infirm.
Difficulty was experienced in recruiting home helps to work in certain areas of
the Borough and there was a slight reduction in the number of helps employed,
the number at the end of the year being 626.
Table 25
CASES RECEIVING SERVICE AS AT 31st DECEMBER 1969 (1968 figures in brackets)
| Office | Maternity | Tuberculosis | Aged 65 and over | Aged under 65 chronically sick | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Town Hall, S.E.8 | — | 58 | 8 | 693 | ||
| (—) | (2) | (612) | (42) | (5) | (661) | |
| 41 Rushey Green, S.E.6 | 4 | 5 | 742 | 91 | 13 | 855 |
| (1) | (5) | (779) | (92) | (8) | (885) | |
| 266 Kirkdale, Sydenham, S.E.26 | 2 | 10 | 800 | 60 | 24 | 896 |
| (4) | (11) | (777) | (57) | (24) | (873) | |
| 354 Baring Road, S.E.12 | — | 7 | 833 | 89 | 8 | 937 |
| (1) | (8) | (714) | (72) | (18) | (813) | |
| Totals | 6 | 24 | 3,000 | 298 | 53 | 3,381 |
| (6) | (26) | (2,882) | (263) | (55) | (3,232) |