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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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The approved establishment is 80 full time helps or their equivalent in part time help and on 31st December of each year the staff employed comprised
| 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|
| Full Time Permanent Helps | Nil | Nil |
| Registered Casual Helps | 143 | 136 |
| Casual Helps on probation prior to Registration | 14 | 17 |
| Total | 157 | 153 |
Provision was made for an average use of 3250 hours per week in the financial year 1958/9 and 3,300 hours per week in 1959/60. The total hours of service given and the average hours worked per week were as follows
| Year | Total hours worked | Average per week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| + 1958 | 170,504 | 3,217 | |
| 165,135 | 3,176 | ||
The salient feature in reporting on this most valuable of the social services is the steadyexpansion
of the service exemplified in the following figures of average hours worked per week.
1955 - 2,597 hours per week
1956 - 2,744 ,, ,, ,,
1957 - 2,958 ,, ,, ,,
+ 1958 - 3,217 ,, ,, ,,
† 1959 - 3,176 ,, ,, ,,
+ The figures reflect the result of 53 working weeks.
† In this year there was a total sickness period of 10,090 hours. Of this total approximately
1/3 could not be covered by relief workers and this in turn is reflected in the reduction of
the total hours worked for the year.
During the years under review, the Organiser and her Assistant made the following numbers of visits to the homes of applicants for the service
| 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary visits to new applicants for the service | 553 | 542 |
| Visits to applicants already in receipt of the service | 2,464 | 2,266 |
| Totals | 3,017 | 2,808 |