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 Waltham Forest]
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HOME HELP SERVICE
Visits by Home Help Organisers (excluding visits by Chingford Organiser 1.1.65. to 31.3.65.)
HOME HELP SERVICE
NIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE
FIRST
VISITS
TO HOMES
RE-VISITS TO HOMES
MISC. VISITS
FIRST
VISITS
TO HOMES
RE-VISITS TO HOMES
MISC.
VISITS
HELP PRESENT
OTHERS
HELP
SEEN
OTHERS
ATTENDANT
PRESENT
OTHERS
1,625
1,115
5,689
765
285
6
-
2
-
Help provided
AGED
65 OR,
OVER
MATERNITY
CHRONIC SICK
(UNDER 65 YRS
OTHERS
(UNDER 65 YRS)
TOTAL
Requests for help from new
cases during year
894
195
150
136
1,375
Cases not eligible for assistance
or not requiring service
164
37
19
26
246
New cases helped during year
703
154
137
113
1,107
Cases helped earlier in present
year and re-opened
227
2
22
5
256
Total cases completed during
year
886
160
135
110
1,271
Cases being helped at end of
year
2, 133
4
226
31
2,394
Total cases helped during year
2,999
164
361
141
3,665
Hours of help provided during
year
365,777
5,170
40, 679
8,801
420,427
Analysis of cases included in "Others"
REASON FOR PROVISION OF HELP
NEW CASES
HELPED
CASES
COMPLETED
CASES BEING
HELPED AT END OF
YEAR
Mental disorder 65 years and over
_
_
1
Mental disorder under 65 years
6
3
7
Help for harassed mothers
4
2
4
Problem, family
-
1
1
Absence of mother
6
5
1
Acute Illness
92
95
14
Others
5
4
3
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