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HOME HELPS.
The Home Helps scheme during the year 1945 expanded
considerably with the return of persons from evacuation and with
the considerable increase that occurred in the birth-rate.
(1) Number of Home Helps—January 1st
and December 31st, 1945— 1/1/45. 31/12/45.
(a) Full-time 16 21
(b) Part time 7 9
(2) Number of applications—
(a) Maternity 484
(b) Sickness 55
(3) Number of applications met—
(a) Maternity 433
(b) Sickness 35
(4) Average duration of services given—
(a) Maternity 14 days
(b) Sickness 10—21 days
(5) Amount recovered for services—£752 12s. 7d.
(6) Rate of remuneration of "Helps"—
(a) Maternity:
Jan. 1st—April 23rd £2 12s. 6d. weekly
April 30th—Dec. 31st £3 12s. 6d. weekly
(b) Sickness 1/6 per hour
Reference should also be made to page 89 for further data
in regard to this Service.
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
To The Medical Officer of Health.
I beg to submit the Fourth Annual Report and Statistics
for this Service, for the year ended 31st December, 1945.
During the year the Service dealt with 6,399 calls, which
is an increase of 1,663 over the figures for 1944. This increase
is accounted for in the main by higher figures for Accidents (1,401
against 1,254), Private Removals (1,608 against 1,126), Transport
from Hospital after Treatment (965 against 661), and Public
Health Department cases (1,407 against 697).
The total mileage covered for the year by the Ambulances
was 44,014 miles.