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Tottenham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE
(Section 29)
The total number of cases provided with home help during the year was 2,001, the
bulk of the cases comprising the chronic sick, including aged and infirm, who need
more or less permanent help.
Following the County Council's decision that from 1st April 1961 free Home Help
service should be provided for mothers suffering from toxaemia in pregnancy, nine such
cases were attended during the year.
The total number of domiciliary visits made by the Home Help Organiser and her
assistants during the year was 6,095.
The following table shows details of the cases served during the year:-
| Cases provided with help | Number of new cases provided with help | Number of old cases for which help was continued from 1960 | Total number of cases provided with help during the year | Total number of cases still being provided with help at end of year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity (including expectant mothers) | 125 | 3 | 128 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis | 14 | 24 | 38 | 28 |
| Chronic Sick (including aged and infirm) | 567 | 1108 | 1675 | 1168 |
| Others | 142 | 18 | 160 | 33 |
| Total | 848 | 1153 | 2001 | 1234 |
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Area School Population
The school population for the Area is 28,708 (10,665 in Hornsey and 18,043 in Tottenham), showing an overall increase of 530 children compared with the previous year.
| Hornsey | Tottenham | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Schools and Nursery Classes | 5 860 | 9068 |
| Nursery Schools | - | |
| Secondary Modern Schools | 2929 | 5826 |
| Grammar and Technical Schools | 1876 | 2752 |
| Special Schools - | ||
| Physically Handicapped | - | 99 |
| Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf (including Classes for the Partially Deaf) | - | 96 |
| 10665 | 18043 |