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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE, 1957
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculous | Chronic Sick Aged Others | Aged not Sick | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 84 | 57 | 22 | 310 | 67 | 18 | 13 | 571 |
| Total cases helped during the year | 64 | 38 | 34 | 877 | 117 | 40 | 9 | 1,179 |
| Under 3 mths. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 89 |
| Cases being helped at end of year 3-6 „ | — | — | 1 | 21 | 4 | — | 1 | 27 |
| who have received help for: 6-12 „ | — | 2 | 4 | 49 | 7 | 4 | — | 66 |
| Over 12 „ | — | 1 | 7 | 431 | 33 | 10 | — | 482 |
| Total carried forward to 1957 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 570 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 664 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 2,975 | 3,388¼ | 2,956½ | 139,881¾ | I7,586½ | 5,814¼ | 391¼ | 172,994 |