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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
Shoreditch 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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are constantly being recommended for school meals or free milk. Indeed, both these
Committees have been helping us continuously throughout the year and we are
correspondingly grateful to them. We should like also to thank the many other
bodies who have assisted us and all those who have helped with gifts of money,
clothing or books.
The sewing class has continued this year its useful work of making clothing needed
by other patients at a sanatorium. Unfortunately the membership is still small.
Figures for the year's Care Work:—
| 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|
| New patients | 112 | 96 |
| Re-registrations | 35 | 23 |
| Dental cases | 5 | 8 |
| Removals | 4 | 5 |
| Visits paid | 593 | 467 |
| Interviews | 325 | 371 |
| Cases reported to Committee:— | ||
| New cases | 142 | 110 |
| Dental cases | 4 | 11 |
| Care work | 124 | 111 |
| Admissions | 190 | 160 |
| Discharges | 131 | 103 |
| Deaths | 58 | 41 |
| Total | 649 | 536 |
| Referred:— | ||
| Shoreditch Tuberculosis Fund | 39 | 62 |
| Public Assistance Committee | 56 | 17 |
| London County Council | 2 | 11 |
| Red Cross | 1 | 4 |
| School Care Committee | — | 3 |
| Public Health Committee | 1 | 1 |
| Charity Organisation Society | 6 | 1 |
| East London Workers among the Poor | 11 | 1 |
| British Legion | — | 1 |
| Details of Care Work:— | ||
| Clothing obtained | 55 | 56 |
| Relief obtained | 29 | 11 |
| Relief increased | 7 | 2 |
| Fares paid | 12 | 12 |
| National Health Insurance contributions paid | 4 | 3 |
| Temporary help given | 6 | 4 |
| Rent paid | 3 | 5 |
| Admitted to Homes | 5 | 1 |
| Removal expenses paid | 3 | 1 |
| Pocket money paid | 2 | 5 |
| Surgical appliance supplied | - | 1 |