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 61 Establishment: Health Visitors
Whole time equivalent as at: | ||
---|---|---|
31.12.58 | 31.12.59 | |
Health Visitors (Whole time) | 19 | 23 |
„ „ (Part time) | 1 1/11 | 3/11 |
„ „ (Sponsored) | - | 2 |
Clinic Nurses (Whole time) | 7 | 4 |
Nursing Assistant (Part time) | - | 2/11 |
Totals | 27 1/11 | 29 5/11 |
HOME NURSING Table 62 Work: Home Nurses
New Cases | Visits | Cases on register at end of year | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
Medical | 699 | 1,275 | 71,576 | 146 | 397 | |
Surgical | 148 | 159 | 11,487 | 16 | 37 | |
Infectious | 20 | 16 | 343 | 1 | 1 | |
Tuberculosis | 26 | 29 | 4,013 | 7 | 9 | |
Maternal complications | — | 51 | 404 | — | - | |
Others | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 893 | 1,530 | 170 | 444 | ||
Totals: | 1959 | 2,423 | 87,823 | 614 | ||
1958 | 2,753 | 93,783 | 666 |
Table 63 Establishment: Home Nurses
Nurses | 1.1.59 | 31.12.59 |
---|---|---|
Whole time | 21 | 24 |
Part time | 6 | 5 |
Candidates | - | - |
Total whole time equivalent | 25½ | 27 |
SMALLPOX
Table 64 Vaccination
Under 1 year | 1 year | 2—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Vaccinations | 1,274 | 238 | 91 | 47 | 93 | 1,743 |
Re-vaccinations | — | — | 5 | 26 | 235 | 266 |
Totals: 1959 | 1,274 | 238 | 96 | 73 | 328 | 2,009 |
1958 | 972 | 166 | 65 | 81 | 378 | 1,662 |
Approximate number of children (end of 1959) | 0— 5 | 14,502 | ||||
5—15 | 19,928 | |||||
34,430 |