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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
Kensington and Chelsea 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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36
State registered nurses 30
State enrolled nurses Nil
Total full-time equivalent 29.5
Students 4
The figures of patients nursed for the year, compared with the previous year, are as follows:-
| 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients attended | 2,659 | 2,710 |
| Total visits paid | 86,932 | 95,433 |
| Average number of visits to a patient | 32.6 | 35.2 |
| Number of patients attended for at least 3 months | 329 (or -12.4%) | 239 (or 9.2%) |
Further details of cases, visits and treatments appear in the following tables
| Types of case | Number of new cases undertaken | Percentage of Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | ||||||||||
| Medical | 1,692 | 1,721 | 80.0 | 79.6 | |||||||||
| Surgical | 280 | 261 | 13.3 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| Tuberculosis | 14 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| Maternity - early discharge from hospital | 118 | 149 | 5.6 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| Maternity - complications | 6 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| Mental ill-health | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | Less than 0.1 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,113 | 2,163 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
| Visits for | At patients' homes | Elsewhere | Total | Percentage of total | |||||||||
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | ||||||
| Injections only | 20,106 | 21,707 | 785 | 838 | 20,891 | 22,545 | 23.9 | 23.6 | |||||
| Injections plus other treatment | 1,996 | 2,223 | Nil | 17 | 1,996 | 2,240 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |||||
| Other treatment only | 64,040 | 70,629 | 5 | 19 | 64,045 | 70,643 | 74.1 | 74.1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 86,142 | 94,559 | 79 0 | 874 | 86,932 | 95,433 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| Age distribution of patients (new cases undertaken) | Number of patients | Percentage | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | ||||||||||
| 0-4 years | 97 | 78 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |||||||||
| 5-64 years | 1,029 | 1,116 | 38.2 | 41.2 | |||||||||
| 65 years and over | 1,533 | 1,516 | 58.2 | 55.9 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,659 | 2,710 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||