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 64 Establishment: Health Visitors
Whole time equivalent as at: | ||
---|---|---|
31.12.55 | 31.12.56 | |
Health Visitors (Whole time) | 9 | 14 |
(Part time) | 1 8/11 | 1 4/11 |
(Sponsored) | 8/11 | 1 1/11 |
Clinic Nurses (Whole time) | 10 | 10 |
Health Assistant (Part time) | 2/11 | 2/11 |
Totals | 21 7/11 | 26 7/11 |
HOME NURSING
Table 65 Work: Home Nurses
New Cases | Visits | Cases on register at end of year | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
Medical | 1,159 | 1,889 | 93,994 | 300 | 585 | |
Surgical | 188 | 344 | 15,751 | 31 | 71 | |
Infectious | 14 | 6 | 125 | 1 | — | |
Tuberculosis | 60 | 52 | 5,256 | 21 | 23 | |
Maternal complications | — | 37 | 352 | — | 5 | |
Others | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1,421 | 2,328 | 353 | 684 | ||
Totals: | 1956 | 3,749 | 115,478 | 1,037 | ||
1955 | 4,043 | 114,199 | 1,078 |
Table 66 Establishment: Home Nurses
Nurses | 1.1.56 | 31.12.56 |
---|---|---|
Whole time | 19 | 20 |
Part time | 6 | 5 |
Candidates | 8 | 8 |
Total whole time equivalent | 27 | 27 |
SMALLPOX
Table 67 Vaccination
Under 1 year | 1 year | 2—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Vaccinations | 857 | 101 | 31 | 35 | 105 | 1,129 | |
Re-vaccinations | 1 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 304 | 354 | |
Totals: | 1956 | 858 | 102 | 36 | 78 | 409 | 1,483 |
1955 | 836 | 135 | 69 | 87 | 439 | 1,566 |
Approximate number of children (end of 1956) 0— 5 13,001
5—15 22,044
35,045