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Fulham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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HOME NURSING
In Fulham, Home Nursing is provided by the Fulham District Nursing Association, a voluntary
body, which receives the major part of its financial resources from the London County Council,
the Statutory body responsible for the provision of this service under the National Health Service
Act, 1946.
The Department receives every co-operation from the Superintendent, Miss A. Whyte and Mr
Vernon Phillips, Secretary/Accountant of the Association, who has kindly supplied the following
details of the nurses work.
FULHAM DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION Staff Employed
| Resident | Non-Resident |
|---|---|
| 1 Superintendent (Queen's) | 11 District Sisters (Queen's) |
| 1 Assistant Superintendent (Queen's) | 1 Male S.R.N. (Queen's) |
| 2 District Sisters (Queen's) | 5 District Sisters S.R.N. |
| 2 Enrolled Assistant Nurses | |
| Domestic Staff – 1 Full-time and 2 Part-time | |
Nurses' Work
| 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases nursed | 1,770 | 1,839 |
| Visits to patients | 55,934 | 53,896 |
| Visits to patients over 65 years | 44,189 | 43,502 |
New Cases
| Sent by Doctors | 1,168 | 1,276 |
| Sent by Hospitals | 520 | 456 |
| Sent by T.B. Clinic | 12 | 12 |
| Sent by L.C.C. | 3 | 12 |
| Sent by Public Health Department | 22 | 41 |
| Sent by Rabbi | 1 | 1 |
| Direct Approach | 44 | 41 |
| 1,770 | 1,839 |
Results
| Convalescent | 818 | 846 |
| Sent to Hospital | 378 | 382 |
| Died | 151 | 144 |
| Transferred to other areas | 7 | 49 |
| Remaining on books | 416 | 418 |
| 1,770 | 1,839 |
Cases Nursed
| 1962 | 1963 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | |
| Medical | 1,337 | 41,844 | 1,457 | 40,394 |
| Surgical | 311 | 12,055 | 278 | 11,752 |
| Infectious Diseases | 1 | 4 | 11 | 37 |
| T.B. Medical and Surgical | 23 | 1,297 | 7 | 1,092 |
| Maternity Complications | 34 | 257 | 46 | 306 |
| Under 5 years | 57 | 443 | 40 | 315 |
| Others | 7 | 34 | – | – |
| – | 1,770 | 55,934 | 1,839 | 53,896 |