London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
This page requires JavaScript
65
Number of Health Visitors employed at end of year:-
(a) Whole time on Health Visiting -
(b) Part time on Health Visiting 29
(c) Equivalent whole time Health Visiting
services provided under (b) (all
classes including attendances at
Child Welfare Clinics) 19
| Total | Males over 14 | Females over 14 | M. and F. 14 & under | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases on Register on first day of year | 268 | 79 | 187 | 2 |
| New cases during year | 2,375 | 737 | 1,424 | 214 |
| Completed cases during year | 2,302 | 711 | 1,378 | 213 |
| Cases remaining on Register last day of year | 341 | 105 | 233 | 3 |
Total number of visits during year 50,265
Number of Home Nurses employed at end of year:-
(a) Whole time on Home Nursing 10
(b) Part time on Home Nursing 11
(c) Equivalent whole time of staff shown in (b) 7
| (a) Number of domestic helps employed on last day of year (whole-time) | 17 | ||||
| (b) Number of domestic helps employed on last day of year (part-time) | 147 | ||||
| (c) Number included in (b) who are employed on a guaranteed week basis | - | ||||
| (d) Number included in (b) expressed in terms of whole-time home helps | 83.6 | ||||
| Maternity | Tuberculosis | Other | Total | ||
| Number of approved applications for service of Home Help received | 128 | 69 | 728 | 925 | |
| Number of new cases in which help has been provided | 128 | 72 | 684 | 884 | |
| Number of old cases in which help has been provided | 3 | 91 | 336 | 430 | |