[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council.

Northumberland (England). County Council.

Date:: 1965

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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Table 20. HOME HELP SERVICE. Area. Number of cases assisted. Home Helps employed at 31st December. - - - - - ■ - Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time North No. 1 —- 141 — 32 North No. 2 — 229 — 58 East 2 737 — 115 Central . . 3 585 1 117 South 16 872 — 193 South-East 16 1,101 1 I5I West 2 322 — 121 Wallsend. . — 403 ' — 9i Totals .. 39 4»39o 2 878 T 'ypes of Case Assist 'ED. Full-time Part-time ~ Total Total for 1964 Confinement 32 137 169 182 Acute Illness 6 258 264 196 Old Age and Chronic illness 1 3.855 3.856 3.56i Blind —- 87 87 81 Tuberculosis — 33 33 33 Mentally Disordered — 12 12 — Problem cases includ¬ ing children in ab¬ sence of mother - 8 8 16 Totals .. 39 _ 4.390 4.429 4,069 The number of Home Helps employed compared with last year was : Full-time Part-time Total 2 878 890 5 890 895 31st December, 1965 31st December, 1964 * * & ■»