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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE, 1958
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuberculous | Chronic Sick | Aged not Sick | Others | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Others | ||||||||
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 84 | 54 | 17 | 400 | 83 | 8 | 5 | 651 | |
| Total cases helped during the year | 37 | 43 | 25 | 849 | 105 | 21 | 7 | 1,087 | |
| Cases being helped at end of year -who have received help for : | Under 3 mths. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 14 | 4 | – | 125 |
| 3—6 ,, | 1 | – | 2 | 41 | 4 | – | – | 48 | |
| 6—12 ,, | – | – | 1 | 75 | 11 | – | – | 87 | |
| Over 12 „ | – | – | 10 | 393 | 34 | 4 | – | 441 | |
| Total carried forward to 1958 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 604 | 63 | 8 | – | 701 | |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 2,240½ | 2,044 | 3,680¼ | 143,639¼ | 16,866¾ | 3,389½ | 763 | 172,623¼ | |