London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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HOME HELP
Statistics of the service provided during the last five years are shown in the following table.
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases assisted* | 35,737 | 34,600 | 36,056 | 38,031 | 38,546 |
| Applications deferred or refused because home helps were not available | 25 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 18 |
| Hours worked | 4,896,000 | 4,651,500 | 4,919,200 5, | 129,000 | 5,069,064 |
| Home helps employed at end of year | 3,388 | 3,529 | 3,706 | 3,830 | 3,896 |
| Equivalent of whole-time stafff | 2,116 | 2,033 | 2,150 | 2,242 | 2,164 |
| Night helps for chronic sick patients‡ Applications met | 44 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
| No. of new families assisted! | |||||
| Child help (resident) | 4 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 24 |
| Early morning and evening help | 153 | 197 | 200 | 244 | 257 |
| Special help (problem families) | 110 | 116 | 112 |
* 1957, number of times assistance given ;from 1958, number of households assisted.
†From 1958 excludes staff on annual and sick leave.
‡These are included in total cases assisted.
In the scheme for free home help service to women suffering from toxaemia of pregnancy,
assistance was given to 107 cases, amounting to 6,977 hours of service.
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