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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Number of Helps and hours worked:-
Number of domestic helps enrolled at end of year -
Whole-time helps 12
Regular part-time helps 181
Number of hours worked during the year 197,857%
Work of Domestic Help Organisers: -
(1) (2) Total
(1) First visits 190 406 596
(2) Revisits to beneficiaries -
(a) Domestic help present 375 243 618
(b) Domestic help not present 1741 907 2648
(3) Other visits 276 601 877
Total visits 2582 2157 4739
Help Provided
| Aged 65 and over | Maternity | Chronic Sick under 65 | Others under 65 | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 501 | 56 | 43 | 47 | 647 |
| New cases helped during the year. | 399 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 510 |
| Total cases completed during the year | 340 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 455 |
| Cases being helped at end of the year | 932 | 1 | 78 | 13 | 1024 |
| Total cases helped during the year | 1272 | 45 | 114 | 48 | 1479 |
| Hours of help prov-ided during the year | 173,387 | 1632 | 17,351% | 5487 | 197,857% |
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF STAFF
County Council employees:-
Number of medical examinations -
(a) Entrants to County Council's service 119
(b) Retirement on Superannuation 2
(c) Other purposes (including entrants to
Teaching Profession and Training Colleges) 78
No. o f Medical
Examinations
Leyton Borough Council 262
Others- 3
(48)