London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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(a) Open Air Shelters -
| Number in use at end of year | 2 |
| Total number of visits to shelters by health visitors or tuberculosis visitors | 14 |
| (b) Extra Nourishment - | |
| Number of new cases supplied with free milk | 10 |
| Total number being supplied with free milk at end of year | 10 |
| Air Rings | 65 |
| Bed Back Rests | 66 |
| Bed Cradles | 15 |
| Bed Pans | 132 |
| Crutches | 1 |
| Diabetic Scales | 2 |
| Invalid Chairs | 39 |
| Rubber Sheets | 145 |
| Urinal Bottles | 37 |
| Feeding Cups | 2 |
| Commodes | 46 |
| Fracture Splints | 9 |
| Sputum Mugs | 1 |
| Total | 560 |
| Number of applications during year | 76 |
| Length of stay:- | |
| Two weeks | 38 |
| Three weeks | 22 |
| Four weeks | 3 |
Number of helps and hours worked:-
| Number of domestic helps enrolled at end of year -Whole-time helps ___ | 3 | ||
| Regular part-time helps | 141 | ||
| Number of domestic helps actually employed at end of year | 144 | ||
| Number of hours worked during the year | 179,37414 | ||
| Work of Domestic Help Organisers:- | (l) | (2) | Total |
| (1) First Visits | 449 | 45 | 494 |
| (2) Re-visits to beneficiaries - | |||
| (a) Domestic help present | 151 | 34 | 185 |
| (b) Domestic help not present | 599 | 154 | 753 |
| (3) Other visits | 383 | 89 | 472 |
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