London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
West Ham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Work of the Male Home Helps. Male home helps undertake routine cases, usually
when there are circumstances of special difficulty. In addition, they went in to clean
15 homes which were found in too bad a condition for the ordinary service to be provided.
After many hours of hard and unpleasant work these homes were transformed and made fit
for the female home helps to take over.
Home Visits of Home Help Organiser and her Assistants.
General Cases:-
Visits to Applicants and Recipients 2,828
Visits to Home Helps 162
Tuberculosis Cases:-
Visits to Applicants 232
Maternity Cases:-
Visits to Applicants 80
Total number of visits 3,302
Office consultations - Applicants and Home Helps 5,200
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