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Wembley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX B.
Period up to 4th July, 1948.
Ambulance Service.
| Accident or sudden illness removals | 429 |
| General sickness removals | 4,016 |
| Maternity removals | 243 |
| Total | 4,688 |
| Included in above:— | |
| (a) Number of removals carried out for other Authorities | 37 |
| (b) Number of removals carried out by other Authorities for Wembley | 85 |
Domestic Help Scheme—Ministry of Health Circular No. 179/44.
Period up to 4th July, 1948.
| No. of families to whom service given. | Assessment re recovery of cost. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full. | 2/-d. per hour. | l/8d. per hour. | l/4d. per hour. | l/-d. per hour. | 8d. per hour. | 4d. per hour. | Free. | |
| 135 | 82 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| Full-time. | Part-time. | |||||||
| No. of domestic helps on Council's Panel on 4/7/48 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
Provision of Insulin.
Number of persons who received free insulin in accordance
with the Council's scheme until July:—37.
Total cost of insulin provided £180 5s. 3d.
Nursing in the Home—Wembley and Kingsbury District Nursing
Associations.
The Associations have supplied the following figures relating
to their work during the year:—
Wembley District Nursing Association.
Cases. Visits.
Medical and Surgical 953 18,119
Maternity 108 2,493
Midwifery 180 4,927
Ante-natal and Post-natal 320 2,676
Miscarriage 20 143
Children under 5 33 166
Children over 5 25 102
Tuberculosis 36 814
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