London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Barking 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE

The following table shows the number of hours of service given during the past ten years, together with a detailed analysis of how the hours of service were deployed in 1959:-

YearNumber of Helps EmployedNumber of Cases HelpedTotal Hours Worked
1950 .5538780,699
19514932770,611
19528431885,743
195389384105,121
195489503101,960
195590556105,104
195693596104,863
19579358197,536
195897550103,787
195996625114,227

The following table shows the help given to various categories during 1959:-

CategoryCases Helped 1959Hours of Service 1959
Maternity553,712
Acute Sick171,349
Tuberculosis144,881
Chronic Sick10925,570
Aged chronic sick31258,097
Aged10619,219
Others121,399
Total625114,227

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