Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Figures for the year's Care Work
1933 | 1934 | |
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New Patients | 147 | 158 |
Re-registrations | 53 | 49 |
Dental Cases | — | 8 |
Visits paid | 678 | 878 |
Interviews | 410 | 405 |
Cases reported to Committee:— | ||
New cases | — | 205 |
Dental Cases | — | 10 |
Care Work | .— | 157 |
Admissions | — | 208 |
Discharges | —- | 158 |
Deaths | — | 83 |
Total | 762 | 821 |
Referred:— | ||
Public Assistance Committee | 54 | 74 |
Charity Organisation Society | 61 | 19 |
East London Workers among the Poor | 13 | 12 |
Shoreditch Housing Association | — | 9 |
The County Hall | 3 | 2 |
Royal Naval Benevolent Trust | 2 | 1 |
British Legion | — | 1 |
Friends of the Poor | 4 | 1 |
Red Cross Society | 5 | 1 |
Royal Surgical Aid Society | — | 1 |
Approved Societies | 2 | 1 |
Details of Care Work | ||
Clothing Supplied | 75 | 53 |
Relief obtained | 25 | 34 |
Relief increased | 13 | 15 |
Fares obtained | 18 | 9 |
Temporary help obtained | 6 | 13 |
Admitted to Homes | 3 | 3 |
Housing accommodation obtained | 3 | 2 |
Convalescence arranged | 6 | 1 |
Pocket money obtained | 2 | 1 |
Surgical appliance obtained | - | 1 |
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