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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
East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 43 HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES, 1951.
| Illness or other cause for which help provided | Period of service provided | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | ||
| Maternity | 4 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 34 |
| Cancer | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| Old Age | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 72 | 37 | 237 | 460 |
| Other Sickness | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 136 |
| Totals | 20 | 69 | 29 | 23 | 115 | 108 | 54 | 292 | 710 |
Of the 710 applicants, with the prior approval of the Chairman and
subsequent confirmation by the Health Committee, in 90 cases home helps
were provided free of cost as compared with 169 for the previous year,,