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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
Havering 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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demand for beds from the joint users and ameliorated the situation,
the staffing shortage remained and continues to be under
investigation.
Table 39 shows the number of admissions to the various
Homes during the year.
TABLE 39
| Places | ADMISSIONS 1968 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent from own Home | From Hospital | Short Stay | ||
| The Grange | 61 | 19 | 8 | 18 |
| Hillside | 63 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
| The Manor | 51 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| Ravenscourt | 48 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| The Willows | *158 | *27 | *18 | *7 |
| #381 | 81 | 34 | 75 | |
*Shared with London Borough of Barking, Redbridge and Waltham
Forest.
*Havering Residents only.
#Only approximately 277 places available to Havering residents —
see The Willows* above.
Waiting List for Old Peoples Homes
31st December 1968 31st December 1967
Havering Residents
on the waiting list 125 128
Residents from other
areas on the waiting list 29 19
Totals 154 147
Elderly Peoples Workshop
The Workshop moved during 1968 from old and somewhat
dark premises almost opposite the Town Hall, to newer and
lighter rooms immediately behind the Town Hall. The former
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