Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Mater nity | Acute Sick | Tuber culosis | Chronic Sick | Aged not sick | Others | Total | ||
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Aged | Others | |||||||
Requests for help from new cases during the year | 107 | 57 | 6 | 318 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 633 |
Cases not eligible for assistance or not requiring service | 26 | 8 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 92 | |
New cases helped during the year | 81 | 49 | 6 | 339 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 541 |
Total cases completed during the year (a) | 87 | 51 | 5 | 326 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 539 |
Cases being helped at end of year who have received help for Under 3 months | 4 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 1 | – | 79 | |
3-5 months Cincl.) | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 63 | |
6 11 months find.) | - | 1 | 3 | 119 | 14 | 2 | 139 | |
12 months & over | - | 13 | 561 | 54 | 4 | 635 | ||
Total (b) | - | 6 | 19 | 797 | 85 | 6 | 3 | 916 |
Total cases helped during the year (i.e. total of (a) and (b)} | 87 | 57 | 24 | 1,123 | 147 | 10 | 7 | 1,455 |
Hours of help provided during the year | 3,613½ | 1,901½ | 3,344½ | 156,275¾ | 17,700 | 1.11114 | 687 | 184793¾ |
Night Attendance Service
Seriously ill patients residing alone | Inability of aged husband or wife to care for seriously ill patients at night | Relief of relatives who have to give routine night attention to sick people | |
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Cases completed during the year and helped for: 4 weeks & under | – | 1 | 8 |
Over 4 weeks | – | – | 2 |
Total (a) | – | 1 | 10 |
Cases being helped at end of year who received help for: Under 3 months | – | – | 3 |
Over 3 months | – | – | 1 |
Total (b) | – | – | 4 |
Total cases helped during the year (i.e. total of (a) and (b) | – | 1 | 14 |
Hours of attendance Provided during year | – | 10 | 1,149% |