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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Section 29. DOMESTIC HELP
| Domestic Help Service | Night at tendance Service | |
|---|---|---|
| First visits to homes | 569 | 10 |
| Re - visits to homes | ||
| (a) Domestic help present | 357 | - |
| (b) Night attendant present | - | - |
| (c) Help/Attendant not present | 2,590 | 9 |
| Other visits | 500 | 21 |
| Maternity | Acute Sick | Tuber culosis | Chronic Aged | Sick Others | Aged not sick | Others Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests for help from new cases during the year | 95 | 36 | 3 | 316 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 517 |
| Cases not eligible for assistance or not requiring service | 9 | 11 | – | 68 | 11 | – | 2 | 101 |
| New cases helped during the year | 86 | 25 | 3 | 248 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 416 |
| Total cases completed during the year (a) | 83 | 24 | 2 | 334 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 510 |
| Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for. | ||||||||
| Under 3 months | 4 | 3 | - | 49 | 6 | - | 1 | 65 |
| 3-5 months (incl) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 9 | - | - | 52 |
| 6-11 months (incl) | - | 3 | 4 | 140 | 9 | - | - | 156 |
| 12 months & over | - | 10 | 461 | 53 | 8 | - | 532 | |
| Total (b) | 5 | 7 | 15 | 690 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 803 |
| Total cases helped during the year (i. e, total of (a) and (b) | 88 | 31 | 17 | 1,024 | 134 | 9 | 10 | 1,313 |
| Hours of help provided during the year | 3,821 | 1,699 | 2 410 | 152,531 | 18,548 | 1,785 | 808 | 181,602 |