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 Willesden]
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Table 1 Health Visiting Work of Health Visitors
Year | Expectant Mothers | Children under 1 | Children 1—2 | Children 2—5 | General | Ineffectual visits | |||
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1st visits | Total visits | 1st visits | Total visits | Total visits | Total visits | Total visits as health visitor | Total visits as school nurse | ||
1954 | 945 | 1,391 | 2,653 | 10,788 | 4,049 | 8,120 | 701 | 733 | 4,837 |
1953 | 1,007 | 1,499 | 2,908 | 9,336 | 4,014 | 6,297 | 1,737 | 857 | 3,230 |
Table 2 Cases Referred by General Practitioners
Number referred | Type of case | ||||||
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Care of children | Elderly persons | General advice | Housing | Home help | Welfare foods | Others | |
26 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |