Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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HOME NURSING SERVICE
(Section 25)
The treatment of cases during the year may be classified as
follows
Injections 857
General Nursing care 485
Blanket baths 296
Enemas 118
Dressings 309
Preparation for diagnostic
investigation 118
Pessaries changed 39
Wash-out, douches, etc. 39
Other treatments 107
Cases attended during the year were referred from the following
sources.
General practitioners 1535
Hospitals 648
Chest Physicians 10
Public Health Department 2
Direct 15
The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-
Age | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
0-4 | 32 | 22 |
5-15 | 20 | 23 |
16 - 39 | 49 | 128 |
40 - 64 | 208 | 333 |
65 and over | 441 | 954 |
750 | 1460 |
The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year:-
New cases attended | 1,603 |
Number of cases on register at end of year | 579 |
Number of visits made | 64,417 |