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Tuberculosis Cases.
Number of new applicants 21
Number transferred from 1949 1
22
Number of Home Helps available for work in tuberculous
households at 31st December, 1950 6
Maternity.
Number of applications received 112
Number cancelled or withdrawn 39
Number received home help 73
Each maternity case is normally allotted 62 hours service during the two weeks
following confinement.
Hours worked by Home Helps on maternity cases during the year 4,526
(This is equivalent to 1.85 full-time Home Helps per week
during the year. Many of the maternity Home Helps were
specifically employed for a particular case only, after
careful enquiry in each instance by the Home Help Organiser).
Home Visits (including those where no access obtained).
Maternity - Applicants and Recipients
218
Maternity - Home Helps'
140
358
General - Applicants and Recipients
1,854
General - Home Helps
275
2,129
Total Visits:
2,487
Office Consultations - Applicants ahd Home Helps
6,720
. N.B. Home Help Organises was absent on sick leave for 32 months.
Headings of Diseases.
Heart and circulation 83
Rheumatism, Arthritis, etc., 52
Senility 48
Respiratory conditions 37
Tuberculosis 21
Illnesses connected with pregnancy 18
Accidents - broken limbs, etc., 13
Cancer 12
Blind 11
Varicose Veins, Ulcers 8
Hemiplegia, Paralysis, Thrombosis, etc., 19
Diabetes 4
Miscellaneous 44
44