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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
Sutton 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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HOME HELP SERVICE
Recruitment of full-time home helps continues to be difficult and the
Service is dependent almost exclusively on part-time home helps. Posts of
domestic auxiliary on salaries with car allowances have been established,
but it is regretted that there have been no suitable applicants.
In spite of the chronic shortage of home helps, no household in urgent
need is ever left without help. The following table shows the number of
households for whom the Home Help Service was made available during the
years 1968/69:-
Home Help to Households for Persons:
| 1968 | Aged 65 or over on first visit | Chronic Sick and T.B. | Mentally Disordered | Maternity | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.of cases | 929 | 77 | - | 107 | 93 | 1,206 |
Number of Home Helps at (a) Whole-time 14
31.12.68 (b) Part-time 82
(c) Whole-time equivalent 52.8
of (b)
(d) Total 66.8
1969 Acute & Chronic T.B. & Chronic Acute Maternity Mentally Total
Over 65 Under 65 Under 65 Disordered
No.of cases 948 135 108 74 3 1,268
Number of Home Helps (a) Full-time 13
at 31st December 1969. (b) Part-time 102
(c) Whole-time equivalent
of (b) 59.6
(d) Total 72.6
CERVICAL CYTOLOGY
During the years 1968/69, the scheme of cervical screening was continuously extended as is shown on the following table:-
| 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of women who had one or more cervical smears taken | 2695 | 1429 | 1098 |
| Cases having smears taken for the first time | 1838 | 813 | 815 |
| Number of repeat smears | 857 | 6l6 | 283 |
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