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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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HOME HELPS SERVICE.
Home helps are provided for maternity and child welfare oases and
other cases in which assistance is needed by reason of age and
infirmity, chronic illness, etc.. The expenditure incurred in providing
home helps for aged and infirm persons is reclaimable from the
Ministry.
The number of full-time home helps employed at the commencement of
the year was 13 and the number of part-time helps 3, At the end of the
half year 18 full-time and 4 part-time home helps were employed
The cases dealt with during the half year are shown below :-
| M.C.W. Cases | Other Cases | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of persons assisted | 44 | 110 | 154 |
DINING CENTRES.
Necessitous mothers and toddlers may receive dinners on the
recommendation of one of the assistant medical officers. Liability
is determined by the assisted servioes scale. In special cases,
however, where the income is above the scale, expectant and nursing
mothers and toddlers may have dinners at an agreed cost of 9d. per
dinner for mothers and 4d for toddlers.
Mothers who have a tcddler attending for dinners may also have
dinners at a cost of 9d*
Particulars of attendances are shown below :-
Number of dinners supplied:
| Model Welfare Centre | *108 Shepherdess Walk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | Toddlers | Mothers | Toddlers |
| 1,170 | 1,415 | 151 | 185 |
* Closed 12, 4. 48,