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Hornsey 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
(Section 29)
The total number of cases provided with home help during the
year was 2,001, the bulk of the cases comprising the chronic sick,
including aged and infirm, who need more or less permanent help.
Following the County Council's decision that from 1st April
1961 free Home Help service should be provided for mothers suffering
from toxaemia in pregnancy, nine such cases were attended during the
year.
The total number of domiciliary visits made by the Home Help
Organiser and her assistants during the year was 6,095.
The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:-
| Cases provided with help | New cases provided with help | Old cases for which help was continued from 1960 | Cases provided with help during the year | Cases still being provided with help at end of year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity (including expectant mothers) | 125 | 3 | 128 | 5 |
| 125 | ||||
| Tuberculosis | 14 | 24 | 38 | 28 |
| Chronic sick (including aged and infirm) | 567 | 1108 | 1675 | 1168 |
| Others | 142 | 18 | 160 | 33 |
| Total | 848 | 1153 | 2001 | 1234 |
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Area School Population
The school population for the Area is 28,178 (10,665 in Hornsey
and 18,043 in Tottenham), showing an overall increase of 530 children
compared with the previous year.
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