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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Help Provided
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick | Aged not Sick | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Others | |||||||
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 59 | 48 | 1 | 480 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 664 |
| New cases helped during the year | 42 | 34 | 1 | 406 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 536 |
| Total cases completed during the year (a) | 39 | 38 | 2 | 297 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 431 |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for | ||||||||
| Under 3 months | 5 | 2 | - | 76 | 10 | - | 1 | 94 |
| 3-6 months | . | 1 | . | 59 | 7 | 1 | . | 68 |
| 6-12 months | - | 3 | - | 106 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 122 |
| Over 12 months | - | - | 3 | 436 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 491 |
| Total (b) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 677 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 775 |
| Total cases helped during the year (a) plus (b) | 44 | 44 | 5 | 974 | 108 | 22 | 9 | 1206 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 2.088¾ | 2,072½ | 1,355 | 146,550¼ | 16,540¼ | 4,045)¼ | 2,888 | 175,540 |
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF STAFF
County Council employees:-
Number of medical examinations -
(a) Entrants to County Council's service 123
(b) Retirement on Superannuation 3
(c) Other purposes (including entrants to
Teaching Profession and Training Colleges 87
| No. of medical examinations | |
|---|---|
| Leyton Borough Council | 98 |
| Others | 2 |
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