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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
Walthamstow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE, 1954
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick Aged Others | Aged not Sick | Others | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 80 | 57 | 12 | 256 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 460 | |
| Total cases helped during the year | 70 | 41 | 20 | 616 | 98 | 66 | 8 | 919 | |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for i— | Under 3 mths. | — | 4 | — | 39 | 8 | 2 | — | 53 |
| 3—6 „ | 5 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 52 | ||
| 6—12 „ | — | — | 3 | 107 | 4 | 4 | — | 118 | |
| Over 12 „ | — | — | 7 | 315 | 48 | 44 | — | 414 | |
| Total C/Forward to 1955 | — | 9 | 14 | 495 | 66 | 52 | 1 | 637 | |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 3,313 | 1,962½ | 3,243½ | 113,168¼ | 21,881 | 11,826 | 879 | 156,273¼ | |