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HOUSING—MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
From January 1st to December 12th, 1957, 65 applications with
certificates were received. Twenty were re-applications, and in eleven
of these, further medical points were recommended, and in one case
the number of points was reduced. In 21 cases the maximum number of
points were recommended of which 18 cases were for ground floor
accommodation. The average age of all the applicants recommended
maximum points, was 66 years.
In only one application for which maximum points were recommended,
were the total points 40 or less. In six cases, no additional
points were recommended.
The medical causes are classified in the following groups. The
major causes alone are considered, but more than one may apply to
each case.
Tuberculosis 8
Chest Disease 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis 1
Arthritis, Spine or hips, or Rheumatism 10
Angina or Cardiac weakness 2
Coronary Thrombosis 1
Anxiety state, Nervous Strain or Mental illness 13
Children, illnesses or overcrowding 22
In 15 cases out of 65 applications considered, either one or other
applicant was over 60 years of age; this compares with 17 out of 68
applications for the previous year.
Over the past three years for which these records have been kept,
there is very little difference in the relative proportions of the various
groups. The figures for 1955 and 1956 are given below for comparison.
1955 1956
Tuberculosis 6 10
Chest Disease 10
Rheumatism and Arthritis 9 12
Angina or Cardiac weakness 5
Coronary Thrombosis 2 3
Anxiety State or Mental Illness 15
Children, illness or overcrowding 3 15
The average number of re-applications is only 17 or 26 per cent
of the total applications, so that this little difference in incidence between
medical applications on the current waiting list and previous years
could mean that these cases are being rehoused before other cases.
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