London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(c) Health Visitors
Health Visitors are employed to undertake home visiting for the purpose of
giving advice on the care of young children, to persons suffering from illness,
to expectant and nursing mothers and on the measures necessary to prevent the
spread of infection. (The Health Visitors also act as School Nurses).
(d) Home Nursing and Nursing Equipment:
Home Hurses are employed to undertake the nursing of persons in their own
homes. (This work was formerly undertaken by "District Nurses"). Where nursing
equipment is required for use in the home, it is available on loan through the
British Red Cross Society.
Details of the work of the Home Nurses in the Borough during the year are as follows:-
| Under 5 years | 5 -- 64 years | 65 years and over | Total | Grand Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Medical | 23 | 16 | 171 | 275 | 143 | 317 | 337 | 608 | 945 |
| Surgical | 4 | - | 11 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| Infectious Disease | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | 28 | 19 | 1 | - | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| Maternal Complications | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| Others | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 27 | 16 | 211 | 323 | 156 | 327 | 394 | 666 | 1,060 |
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