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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 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 52 Visits made by Health Visitors

Table 52 Visits made by Health Visitors

First EffectiveTotal EffectiveTotal No Access
196319621963196219631962
Expectant Mothers1,6621,7882,3072,538584Not recorded
Children born 19634,5454,4318,60212,2762,061
Children born 19623,768Not recorded6,8935,3471,515
Children born 1958/616,80111,5829,4862,453
Persons aged 65 or over386723Not recorded125
Mentally disordered355611
Discharged from hospital23312
Households—tuberculous5531
Households—other infectious disease135141Not recorded4
Other visits as health visitor1271851,45349
Total visits as health visitor17,48730,52531,1316,804
Total cases seen as school nurse883897146

Table: Table 53 Work: Home Nurses

Table 53 Work: Home Nurses

New CasesTotal VisitsVisits of over 1 hour durationCases on register at end of year
Totals 1963 19622,193 2,13490,325 89,883502 Not Recorded653 639

Table: Table 54 Establishment: Home Nurses

Table 54 Establishment: Home Nurses

Nurses1.1.6331.12.63
Whole-time2225
Part-time32
Candidates

Table: SMALLPOX Table 55 Vaccination

SMALLPOX Table 55 Vaccination

Under 1 1 year year2-4 years5-14 years15 years and overTotal
Primary Vaccinations319 235684073735
Re-vaccinations— 219111366498
Totals 1963319 237871514391,233
19621,460 1,1731,6588,10418,12030,515
Approximate number of children (end of 1963)0— 518,285
5—1520,468
38,753