London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| HOME HELP SERVICE | NIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST VISIT TO HOMES | RE-VISIT TO HOMES | MISC. VISIT | FIRST VISIT TO HOMES | RE-VISIT TO HOMES | MISC. VISIT | |||
| HELP PRESENT | OTHER | HELP SEEN | OTHER | ATTENDANT PRESENT | OTHER | |||
| 1,327 | 1,282 | 5,024 | 639 | 552 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| AGED 65 OR OVER | MATERNITY | CHRONIC SICK (UNDER 65 YRS) | OTHER (UNDER 65 YRS) | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests for help from new cases during year | 908 | 138 | 158 | 114 | 1,318 |
| Cases not eligible for assistance or not requiring service | 161 | 21 | 42 | 28 | 252 |
| New cases helped during year | 734 | 117 | 121 | 90 | 1,062 |
| Cases helped earlier in present year and re-opened | 255 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 306 |
| Total cases completed during year | 893 | 119 | 135 | 95 | 1,242 |
| Cases being helped at end of year | 2,122 | 6 | 237 | 32 | 2,397 |
| Total cases helped during year | 3,015 | 125 | 372 | 127 | 3,639 |
| Hours of help provided during year | 375,759 | 2,777 | 35,160 | 5,857 | 419,553 |
| REASON FOR PROVISION OF HELP | NEW CASES HELPED | CASES COMPLETED | CASES BEING HELPED AT END OF YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental disorder 65 years and over | 1 | 4 | - |
| Mental disorder under 65 years | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Help for harassed mothers | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Problem family | - | - | - |
| Absence of mother | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Acute Illness | 63 | 61 | 17 |
| Others | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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