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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
Tottenham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| No. of visits paid by Health Visitors working in the Area | 1957 | 1956 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | First Visits | 1781 | 1851 |
| Total Visits | 2850 | 2886 | |
| Children under 1 year of age | First Visits | 3759 | 3412 |
| Total Visits | 14568 | 13941 | |
| Children aged 1-2 | Total Visits | 7191 | 6828 |
| Children aged 2-5 | Total Visits | 11952 | 12125 |
| Other cases | Total Visits as Health Visitor | 5489 | 4310 |
| - | Total Visits as School Nurse | 983 | 1027 |
HOME NURSING SERVICE
(Section 25)
Miss F.E. Curtis, Superintendent of Home Nurses,, reports that
the Home Nursing Service continues to be used to capacity, work
being received in the main from general practitioners and hospitals
The figures show an increase in the total number of visits
paid during 1957 and there have been some changes in the overall
pattern of the work
1 Patients of all types are receiving care over a
a longer period than in previous years,
2. There is a well marked increase in the number
of patients over the age of 65 years These
patients received 5,444 more visits than in
1956,
3. Twice the number of visits were paid in 1957
to children under the age of five than in
1956
Apart from these changes the work has followed its usual
lines with still the preponderance of therapy by injection and
care of the aged sick Hospital beds for patients in the latter
category are still difficult to obtain and are often a very
urgent need
A check on the nursing attention given in Tottenham during
one normal day early in the New Year showed the following result
No. of home nurses on duty 10
No. of patients attended 200