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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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110
HOME HELP SERVICE
Staff at 31.12.64.
Supervisor
4 Assistant Supervisors
2 Clerks
11 Whole Time Home Helps
173 Part Time Home Helps
Summary of work carried out during the year under review:-
Patients remaining on books from 1963 1,304
New Applicants 1,085
Patients carried forward to 1965 1,311
New Applicants
(a) Maternity 386
(b) Sickness 799
(c) For Night Service 1
Classification of Cases Attended
(a) Maternity 301
(b) Tuberculosis 8
(c) Chronic Sick including Old Age 1,964
(d) Others including Acute Sick 132
Number of Hours of Service Given 203,728
Average Duration of Service Given
(a) Maternity 10 days
(b) Acute Sickness 10-21 days
(c) Chronic Sickness Indefinitely
Amount Recovered for Service £6,651. 3. 2
Rate of Remuneration of Home Helps at 31.12.64.
4/4⅞ per hour - Home Helps
4/2⅞ „ - Sick Room Helpers
4/2¼ „ - Washing Service
4/9½ „ - Problem Family Helps
£11.0.8d per week - Family Helps
10/-d „ - Disinfestation