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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| N EW C ASES | CLINIC ATTEND-ANC ES | DOM I C 1 LI A R Y TREATMENTS | TREATMENTS AT OLD PEOPLES' RESIDENTIAL HOMES | CASES TREATED DU RIN G TH E YEAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 832 | 4,573 | - | - | 1,126 |
| Expectant mothers | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Physically Handicapped | 2 | 138 | 25 | - | 39 |
| Aged (over 65 years of age) | 467 | 21,647 | 4, 150 | 1,829 | 5,049 |
| 427 | 7,997 | 39 | - | 1,762 | |
| Total for 1970 | 1,730 | 34,358 | 4,214 | 1.829 | 7,979 |
| Previous Years - 1969 | 2,177 | 37,750 | 6,000 | 1,617 | |
| 1966 | 2,287 | 42,519 | 4,1 18 | 1.791 |
CONVALESCENCE
The number of recuperative holidays provided for adult persons in accordance with
Section 28 of the National Health Service Act, 1946 was 39. Recuperative holidays were also
provided under Section 22 of the Act for I mother and 2 young children.
| HOME HELP SERVICE | NIGHT ATTENDANCE SERVICE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST VISITS TO HOMES | RE-VISITS TO HOMES | MISC. VISI TS | FIRST VISI TS TO HOMES | RE-VISITS TO HOMES | Ml SC. VISITS | |||
| HELP PR ESEN T | OTHERS | HELP SEEN | OTHERS | ATTENDANT PRESENT | OTH ERS | |||
| 1,076 | 658 | 5,569 | 347 | 372 | 2 | - | - | - |
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