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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
Leyton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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SECTION 29
DOMESTIC HELP.
Six years have now elapsed since Leyton Council, the then Maternity and Child Welfare Authority, extended their scheme for domestic help by including the provision of domestic help in necessitous cases other than mothers and infants; and some idea of the work may be gathered from these figures:—
| Year | Number of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity | Other | Total | |
| 1947 | 211 | 27 | 238 |
| 1948 | 162 | 85 | 247 |
| 1949 | 168 | 214 | 382 |
| 1950 | 136 | 464 | 600 |
| 1951 | 119 | 564 | 683 |
| 1952 | 88 | 547 | 635 |
It will be seen that there has been a substantial decrease in thf
annual number of maternity cases.
Summary of Cases Helped during 1952.
Maternity Other Total
No. of cases dealt with 88 547 635
The following list shows the disabilities from which the 635 apphcants were suffering, and the number of cases in each category.
| Disability | No. of Cases |
|---|---|
| Maternity | 70 |
| General debility | 4 |
| Post operative debility | 22 |
| Heart disease | 67 |
| Bronchitis | 39 |
| Arthritis | 29 |
| Senility | 69 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 7 |
| Jaundice | 1 |