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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Active Tuberculosis—Rates per 1,000.
| Mass Radiography Survey | Males | Females | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2.24 | 3.07 | 2.64 |
| 1952 | 2.26 | 1.82 | 2.03 |
| 1953 | 1.96 | 2.68 | 2.36 |
| 1954 | 1.75 | 1.17 | 1.44 |
| 1955 | 1.94 | 0.65 | 1.18 |
SECTION 29
DOMESTIC HELP
Number of helps and hours worked:—
Number of domestic helps enrolled at end of year—
Whole'time helps 9
Regular part-time helps 93
Number of domestic helps actually employed at end
year 97
Number of hours worker during year 120,143¾
Work of the Domestic Help Organiser:—
(1) First Visits 534
(2) Re-visits to beneficiaries—
(a) Domestic help present 252
(b) Domestic help not present 470
(3) Other visits 392
Help Provided:—
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick | Aged Not Sick | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Others | |||||||
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 64 | 37 | 13 | 330 | 62 | 24 | 4 | 534 |
| New cases helped during the year | 50 | 30 | 10 | 288 | 52 | 18 | 2 | 450 |
| Total cases completed during the year (a)— | 50 | 31 | 8 | 227 | 46 | 23 | 2 | 387 |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for— Under 3 months — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 11 | 6 | — | 79 |
| 3-6 months — | — | — | 1 | 44 | 1 | 2 | — | 48 |
| 6-12 months | — | — | 4 | 80 | 12 | 3 | — | 99 |
| Over 12 months — | — | — | 13 | 221 | 32 | 14 | — | 280 |
| Total (b) | 1 | 2 | 23 | 399 | 56 | 25 | — | 506 |
| Total cases helped during the year [(a) plus (b)] | 51 | 33 | 31 | 626 | 102 | 48 | 2 | 893 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 3516½ | 1138¾ | 4195 | 86,193¾ | 17,419¼ | 7523½ | 157 | 120.143¾ |