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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| NEW CASES | CLINIC ATTEND-ANCES | DOMIClLIARY TREATMENTS | TREATMENTS AT OLD PEOPLES' RESIDENT! AL HOMES | CASES BEING TREATED AT END OF YEAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 969 | 5,916 | - | - | 609 |
| Expectant mothers | 4 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Physically Handicapped | 4 | 186 | 2 | - | 75 |
| Aged (over 65 years of age) | 515 | 21,386 | 4,116 | 1,791 | 6,273 |
| Others | 795 | 15,017 | - | - | 3,974 |
| Total for 1968 | 2,287 | 42,519 | 4,118 | 1,791 | 10,931 |
| Previous Years- | |||||
| 1967 | 2,955 | 49,497 | 4,031 | 1,690 | 12,006 |
| 1966 | 2,287 | 42,457 | 3,701 | 1,554 | 12,039 |
CONVALESCENCE
The number of recuperative holidays provided for adult persons in accordance with
Section 28 of the National Health Service Act, 1946 was 91. Recuperative holidays were also
provided under Section 22 of the Act for I mother and 3 young children.
| 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 | OTH ERS | HELP SEEN | OTHERS | ATTENDANT PRESENT | OTHERS | |||
| 1,428 | 803 | 5,500 | 529 | 399 | 1 | - | 4 | - |
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