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Registered at Wimbledon
on 6/1/40.
Men 470
Women 547
Boys 17
Girls 18
1,052
Registered at Sutton
on 13/1/40.
Men 127
Women 95
Boys 19
Girls 35
276
The number registered at Wimbledon campares with 1,109
one year ago and 859 two years ago.
Public Assistance. The following information as to
Public Assistance is supplied by the courtesy of the Chief
Public Assistance Officer of the Surrey County Council.
Medical Relief :—Number of persons admitted to Public
Assistance hospitals from Merton and Morden 70
Number of persons admitted to mental hospitals 33
Average weekly number of persons in receipt of medical
out-relief 3
Other Relief:—Number of persons in receipt of Domiciliary
Assistance on:—
1st January, 1939 660
1st July, 1939 667
31st December, 1939 700
Total amount of Domiciliary Assistance afforded during
the year £15,456
The figure given above relating to the number of admissions
to hospitals is only in respect of those patients who were
referred to hospital by the Relieving Officer. In this connection
it should be observed that several of the hitherto Public Assistance
Institutions have been appropriated by the County Public
Health Department and consequently numerous admissions to
hospitals have been made direct under public health arrangements
which are not shown in these figures.
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