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SECTION 29s DOMESTIC HELP,
Statistics relating to the work of this service during the year are set out below:General
Sickness
No. of applications received 483
No. withdrawn or refused 69
New cases accepted during 1951 414
Males 72
Females 342
No. of cases on books at end of 1950 329
Total number of persons receiving home help during 1951 743
No. of cases on books at end of 1951 445
Ages of applicants to whom Home Help was supplied:-
Under 50
82
=19.9%
Between 50/59
26
=6.2%
Between 60/69
63
=15.2%
Between 70/79
155
=37.%
Between 80/89
83
= 20.1%
Between 9°/99
414
= 1.2%
100.00%
Cases assessed to pay 203
Cases free 211
Average number of hours of service per case per week 7.8
Number of Home Helps available for general cases.
Permanent full-time Home Helps employed on 31st December, 1951 = 13
Part-time Home Helps employed at 31st December, 1951 = 102
Average hours worked per week per part-time Home Help = 23.8
Total number of hours worked by Home Helps (approx.) 159»774
(On the basis of a 47 hour week, this is equivalent to 66.2
full-time Home Helps throughout the year).
Tuberculosis.
Number of new applicants 23
Number transferred from 1950 17
Number of Home Helps available to work in tuberculous
households at 31st December, 1951 5
46