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 London County Council]
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HOME NURSING
(A special article, Appendix B, reviews the home nursing service in London since 1931.)
Details of the work done by the 25 voluntary grant-aided district nursing associations
who acted as agents for the Council are given below:
Table (i)—
1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
State registered nurses | 533 | 506 | 512 | 517 | 495 |
State enrolled assistant nurses | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Total number of nurses employed | 563 | 539 | 546 | 551 | 530 |
Male nurses (included above) | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
Full-time equivalent of nurses employed | 522 | 496 | 507 | 508 | 492 |
Students | 52 | 65 | 78 | 27 | 64 |
Male students (included above) | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 |
* Exclusive of supervisory staff.
Table (ii)—
Type of case | Number of patients nursed | Percentage total | Average number of visits to each patient | Total visits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Medical | 39,756 | 81.0 | 32 | 1,281,293 |
Surgical | 5,434 | 11.1 | 41 | 221,543 |
Infectious diseases | 220 | 0.4 | 12 | 2,536 |
Tuberculous | 997 | 2.0 | 51 | 51,000 |
Maternal complications | 1,396 | 2.8 | 6 | 8,547 |
Others | 1,334 | 2.7 | 28 | 36,941 |
49,137 | 1000 | 33 | 1,601,860 |
The total visits for 1959 and 1960 were 1,763,296 and 1,690,084 respectively.
T able (iii)—
Visits for | At patient's home | Elsewhere (e.g., Nurses' Homes) | Percentage of total visits |
---|---|---|---|
Injections only | 546,959 | 26,383 | 36 |
Injections plus other treatment | 89,358 | 2,538 | 6 |
Other treatment only | 930,413 | 6,209 | 58 |
1,566,730 | 35,130 | 100 |
The proportion of visits for 'injection only' fell during the year by two per cent.
compared with reductions in the previous three years of four, five, and three per cent.
respectively. Over the four year period there has been a fall of 14 per cent.
T able (iv)—
Number | Percentage of total patients nursed |
---|---|
10,236 | 20.8 |
The percentage of long-term cases shows an increase of two per cent. on the previous
year.
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