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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
Croydon 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HOME HELP SERVICE
Staff at 31.12.63.
Supervisor
4 Assistant Supervisors
2 Clerks
14 Whole Time Home Helps
187 Part Time Home Helps
1 Night Attendant
Summary of work carried out during the year under review:-
| Patients remaining on books from 1963 | 1,276 |
| New Applicants | 1,319 |
| Patients carried forward to 1964 | 1,304 |
| New Applicants | |
| (a) Maternity | 423 |
| (b) Sickness | 892 |
| (c) For Night Service | 5 |
| Classification of Cases Attended | |
| (a) Maternity | 334 |
| (b) Tuberculosis | 17 |
| (c) Chronic Sick including Old Age | 2,013 |
| (d) Others including Acute Sick | 158 |
| Number of Hours of Service Given | 217,629 |
| Average Duration of Service Given | |
| (a) Maternity | 10 days |
| (b) Acute Sickness | 10-21 days |
| (c) Chronic Sickness | Indefinitely |
| Amount Recovered for Service | £5,158.19.10 |
Rate of Remuneration of Home Helps at 31.12.63.
| 4/2½ | per hour - Home Helps |
| 4/-½ | „ - Sick Room Helpers |
| 3/1l7/8d | „ - Washing Service |
| 4/71/8d | „ - Problem Family Helps |
| £10.10.6d | per week - Family Helps |
| 10/-d | „ - Disinfestation |