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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

Waltham Forest 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]

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HOME HELP SERVICE

Table: Visits by Home Help Organisers

Visits by Home Help Organisers

HOME HELP SERVICENIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE
FIRST VISITS TO HOMESRE-VISITS TO HOMESMISC. VISITSFIRST VISITS TO HOMESRE-VISITS TO HOMESMISC. VISITS
HELP PRESENTOTHERSHELP SEENOTHERSATTENDANT PRESENTOTHERS
1,5091,3875,5537286166---

Table: Help provided

Help provided

AGED 65 OR OVERMATERNITYCHRONIC SICK (UNDER 65 YRS)OTHERS (UNDER 65 YRS)TOTAL
Requests for help from new cases during year1,0471871711161,521
Cases not eligible for assistance or not requiring service180352625266
New cases helped during year790147145931,175
Cases helped earlier in present year and re-opened2482358293
Total cases completed during year978146165861,375
Cases being helped at end of year2,2818251372,577
Total cases helped during year3,2591544161233,952
Hours of help provided during year371,9194,11340,1676,720422,919

Table: Analysis of "Others"

Analysis of "Others"

REASON FOR PROVISION OF HELPNEW CASES HELP EDCASES COMPLETEDCASES BEING HELPED AT END OF YEAR
Mental disorder 65 years and over12-
Mental disorder under 65 years7311
Help for harassed mothers462
Problem family-1-
Absence of mother872
Acute Illness696122
Others58-