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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
Barnes 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 18.—Domestic Help Scheme.
| Illness | Chronic Invalidity | Aged & Infirm | Miscellan. Reasons | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudden Em'cy | Serious | Tub. | ||||||
| Number of applications received since commencement of scheme (25th March, 1945) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 35 | |
| Number of such cases attended during 1945 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | — | 27 | |
| Not Attended | Application withdrawn—other arrangements made | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Domestic help not available | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Not within scope of scheme | — | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Table 19.—Borough Accident and General Purposes Ambulance Service.
| Number of Cases | Mileage | |
|---|---|---|
| Accidents | 219 | 1049 |
| Removals after accident | 42 | 249 |
| Maternity | 234 | 2516 |
| Other purposes | 660 | 5435 |
| Totals . . | 1155 | 9249 |
Table 20.—Cleansinc and Disinfestation of Verminous Persons.
| Treated at Borough Cleansing Station. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Verminous Head | For Verminous Body | For Scabies | Totals | |||||
| No. of Persons | Attendances | No, of Persons | Attendances | No, of Persons | Attendances | No. of Persons | Attendances | |
| Children under school-age | - | - | - | - | 32 | 44 | 32 | 44 |
| Schoolchildren | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 114 | 106 | 146 |
| Adults | 4 | 7 | — | — | 121 | 174 | 125 | 181 |
| Totals | 35 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 227 | 332 | 263 | 371 |