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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Help Provided :—
| Mater-nity | Acute Sick | Tuber- culosis | Chronic Sick | Aged Not Sick | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Others | |||||||
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 64 | 46 | 3 | 405 | 96 | 14 | 7 | 635 |
| New cases helped dur-ing the year | 52 | 37 | — | 328 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 495 |
| Total cases completed during the year (a)— | 51 | 29 | 6 | 287 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 470 |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for— Under 3 months | 1 | 6 | — | 51 | 11 | 1 | — | 70 |
| 3.6 months | 1 | — | 46 | 4 | — | 51 | ||
| 6.12 months | 1 | 2 | — | 117 | 7 | 3 | — | 130 |
| Over 12 months | — | — | 7 | 242 | 29 | 14 | — | 302 |
| Total (b) | 2 | 9 | 17 | 456 | 51 | 18 | — | 553 |
| Total cases helped dur-ing the year (a) plus (b)] | 53 | 38 | 23 | 743 | 132 | 31 | 3 | 1023 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 4397* | 1434 | 4681 | 1105953 | 187834 | 6829 | 345 | 1470651 |
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF STAFF
County Council employees—
Number of medical examinations for :
(a) Entrants to County Council's service 72
(b) Retirement on Superannuation 2
(c) Other purposes 1
No. of medical
examinations
Leyton Borough Council 65
Others 4
Entrants to teaching profession and training colleges 28