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East Ham 1961

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

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PARK VIEW THERAPEUTIC CLUB
The club continues to function for a decreasing number of patients. Club nights are held on every
Monday and on one such night per month a social and dance is held to which patients may invite relatives
and friends. The average attendance per club night is 8 patients.
HOME HELP SERVICE
TABULATION OF CASES

TABLE 31

Illness or other cause for which help providedTotal
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Maternity (including expectant Mothers)4539
Tuberculosis2922
Cancer7968
Chronic Sick (including Aged and Infirm)10911186
Other Sickness9163
Totals13351398

The approved establishment is 80 full-time helps on their equivalent in part-time help and on 31st December of each year the staff employed comprised

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Full-time permanent helps
Registered casual helps130140
Casual helps awaiting registration2116
151156

The total hours worked and the weekly average were as follows:-

YearTotal Hours WorkedAverage per week
1960166,0483,193
1961173,320½3,333

In 1960 there was a total sickness of 9,686 hours among the staff and in 1961, 7, 873 hours, in each
year the majority of this sickness was covered by relief workers.

During the years under review the Organiser and her Assistant made the following numbers of visits to the homes of applicants for the service:-

19601961
Primary visits to new applicants for the service491596
Visits to applicants already in receipt of the service17351809