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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE, 1955
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculous | Chronic Sick Aged Others | Aged not Sick | Others | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests for Kelp from new cases during the year | 75 | 52 | 10 | 282 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 511 | |
| Total cases helped during the year | 63 | 30 | 17 | 749 | 148 | 53 | 5 | 1,065 | |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for:— | Under 3 mths. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 2 | - | 71 |
| 3—6 „ | — | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 1 | — | 45 | |
| 6—12 „ | — | — | 1 | 98 | 15 | 1 | —. | 115 | |
| Over 12 „ | — | — | 4 | 380 | 56 | 37 | — | 477 | |
| Total carried forward to 1956 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 566 | 86 | 41 | — | 708 | |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 3,459 | 1,504 | 2,108 | 132,120 | 25,294 | 9,024 | 941 | 174,450 | |