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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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(а) Number of helps and hours worked:—
Number of domestic helps enrolled at end of year—
Whole-time helps 13
Regular part-time helps 70
Number of domestic helps actually employed at end of
year 76
Number of hours worked during year 117,572½
(b) Work of the Domestic Help Organiser:—
(1) First Visits 654
(2) Re-visits to beneficiaries—
(a) Domestic help present 266
(b) Domestic help not present 609
(3) Other visits 151
(c) Help Provided:—
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick | Aged Not Sick | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Others | |||||||
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 106 | 67 | 21 | 321 | 85 | 29 | 2 | 631 |
| New cases helped during the year | 71 | 45 | 13 | 255 | 60 | 18 | — | 462 |
| Total cases completed during the year (a) | 74 | 44 | 12 | 215 | 57 | 24 | — | 426 |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for— Under 3 months | - | 3 | - | 46 | 8 | - | - | 58 |
| 3-6 months | 3 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 5 | - | 51 | |
| 6-12 months | - | — | 3 | 71 | 11 | 4 | — | 89 |
| Over 12 months | - | — | 13 | 185 | 26 | 21 | — | 245 |
| Total (6) | 1 | 6 | 21 | 337 | 48 | 30 | - | 443 |
| Total cases helped during the year [(a) plus (6) | 75 | 50 | 33 | 552 | 105 | 54 | — | 869 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 4,991½ | 3,213¾ | 4,232½ | 78,264½ | 15,607 | 11,263¼ | — | 117,572½ |
Medical Examination of Staff.
(1) County Council employees—
Number of medical examinations for:
(а) Entrants to County Council's service 121
(b) Retirement on Superannuation 1
(c) Other purposes -
(2) Employees of other local authorities, etc.
| Name of local authority, etc. | No. of medical examinations |
|---|---|
| Leyton Borough Council | 82 |
| City of Bristol | 2 |
| Entrants to teaching profession and training colleges | 20 |