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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Transport
Lack of transport other than bicycles still causes much delay. A
puncture requires the whole of the nurse's work to be re-arranged.
A great deal of time is lost in travelling and much discomfort endured
by the nurses in wet and cold weather.
Analysis and Table of Visits
Undoubtedly the Home Nursing Service is becoming an ever increasingly
important part of the National Health Service and the
expansion increases at a greater rate each year. In 1955 12,000 more
visits were paid than in 1954.
TABLE 12
| Type of Case | No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year | No. of cases remaining on register at end of year | No. of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| . | . | . | . | ||||
| . | . | ||||||
TABLE 13