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Beddington and Wallington 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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HOME HELP SERVICE.
Home Helps are employed by the authority to assist in domestic
duties during confinements occurring in the homes of residents.
During the year the Council approved a scheme whereby the Home
Help Service was extended to include attendance at specified cases
of non-infectious sickness, particularly in cases where the care of
young children was necessary owing to the mother's illness. An establishment
of 4 full-time and 2 part-time Home Helps was approved,
but even with the co-operation of the Ministry of Labour and National
Service, at times considerable difficulty was experienced in maintaining
the service at full strength.
During 1943 Home Helps attended the following cases: —
| Maternity. | Non-infectious Sickness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time service | 35 | 4 |
| Part-time service | 17 | 1 |
| Total | 52 | 5 |
BIRTH CONTROL.
During 1943 25 women sent from the Borough attended the
Voluntary Centre at Croydon.
TREATMENT.
Minor Ailments, Eighty-three cases were referred from the
Maternity and. Child Welfare Centres to the under-mentioned hospitals
during the year:—
St Helier County Hospital 33
Croydon General Hospital 28
Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District
(War Memorial) Hospital 17
Hospital for Sick Children (Gt. Ormond Street) 4
Wandle Valley Isolation Hospital 1
The conditions requiring treatment were:—
Tonsils and Adenoids 19
Circumcision 12
Eye Conditions 10
Skin Conditions 7
Naevus 5
Hernia 5
Ear and Nose Conditions 5
Avitaminosis D 2
Impetigo 2
Mental Development 1
Miscellaneous Ailments 15
20