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

East Ham 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE 43 DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS DETAILS OF VISITS, ETC.

TABLE 43 DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS DETAILS OF VISITS, ETC.

No. of visits and/or attendances
Mental Deficiency Acts 1913-3819581959
4-
Guardianship
Statutory Supervision12601231
Friendly Care10378
Home reports for patients detained in Institutions7465
Occupation Centre126143
Total visits or attendances15671517
Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts
Patients reported to be in need of treatment15201615
After-Care953974
Park View Therapeutic Social Club7279
Total visits or attendances25452668
Grand Totals41124185

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SECTION 29-HOME HELP SERVICE
In my reports for 1956/57 I referred to the sterling community work of the Home Help Service in
laudatory phrases.
In the two years under review their average hours of service rendered to the public each week
has risen to well over 3000 hours, and the quality of the service if anything has been refined to meet
the peculiar needs of old people and others threatened by breakdown without this humanitarian medicosocial
support afforded by an enlightened council through their Home Help Service.

Table: HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES TABLE 44

HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES TABLE 44

Illness or other cause for which help providedTotal
19581959
Maternity3742
Tuberculosis4334
Cancer6462
Old Age9211,026
Other Sickness172147
1,2371,311