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(2) Number of new applications:-
(a) Maternity 4 33
(b) Sickness 969
(c) Sick Room Helpe 3
(y) Number of applications met:-
(a) Maternity 267
(b) Tuberculosis 50
(c) Chronic Sick (including
aged and infirm) 501
(d) Others (including sick
room helpers) 468
(4) Number of cases attended during year 2135
(5) Average duration of services given:-
(a) Maternity 12 days
(b) Sickness (acute cases) 10-21 days
(6) Amount recovered for services 4,972
(7) Rate of remuneration of "Helps" at 31.12.54 was
2s. 8¼d. per hour.
HEALTH PROPAGANDA
The general policy of concentrating on advice to mothers by
doctors, health visitors and home nurses was continued. Copies
of "Better Health" were distributed as in the past at Infant
Welfare Clinics and elsewhere. Poster sites continued to show
the Central Council for Health Education posters.
The question of education to promote the early treatment of
cancer was reconsidered, bearing in mind the decision of the
Health Committee that only in regard to certain types of cancer
was such propaganda likely to be effective. Accordingly, all the
Women's organisations in the borough were again approached and
asked if they would accept a lecture to their members on "What
We can do about Cancer" . This would have been a repetition of
the lecture given by Mr. Donaldson, to selected members of all
the women's organisations in Croydon. A negative result was
achieved, except three replies indicating that members might
attend a lecture arranged centrally, or for some other society.
An arrangement was made therefore, to repeat this lecture during
1955 at the Health Department and all women's organisations were
so informed. As a matter of interest, when it was held in March
1955, eight ladies only attended.