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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 59 Establishment:Health Visitors
| Whole time equivalent as at: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31.12.56 | 31.12.57 | |
| Health Visitors (Whole time) | 14 | 19 |
| (Part time) | 1 4/11 | 4/11 |
| (Sponsored) | 1 1/11 | 1 4/11 |
| Clinic Nurses (Whole time) | 10 | 8 |
| Health Assistant (Part time) | 2/11 | — |
| Totals | 26 7/11 | 28 8/11 |
HOME NURSING Table 60 Work: Home Nurses
| New Cases | Visits | Cases on register at end of year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Medical | 1,076 | 1,780 | 92,466 | 268 | 558 | |
| Surgical | 169 | 265 | 14,242 | 30 | 55 | |
| Infectious | 6 | 4 | 70 | 1 | — | |
| Tuberculosis | 61 | 35 | 4,948 | 22 | 6 | |
| Maternal complications | — | 23 | 303 | — | 2 | |
| Others | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1,312 | 2,107 | 321 | 621 | ||
| Totals: | 1957 | 3,419 | 112,029 | 942 | ||
| 1956 | 3,749 | 115,478 | 1,037 | |||
Table 61 Establishment:Home Nurses
| Nurses | 1.1.57 | 31.12.57 |
|---|---|---|
| Whole time | 20 | 21 |
| Part time | 5 | 5 |
| Candidates | 8 | 5 |
| Total whole time equivalent | 27 | 26½ |
SMALLPOX
Table 62 Vaccination
| Under 1 year | 1 year | 2—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Vaccinations | 1,212 | 141 | 105 | 177 | 163 | 1,798 | |
| Re-vaccinations | 7 | 94 | 588 | 689 | |||
| Totals: | 1957 | 1,212 | 141 | 112 | 271 | 751 | 2,487 |
| 1956 | 858 | 102 | 36 | 78 | 409 | 1,483 | |
Approximate number of children (end of 1957)
0— 5
13,337
5—15
21,646
34,983