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Greenwich 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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5. Dental Treatment
Attendances at Dental Clinics
Period
Sessions
Nursing & Expectant
Mothers
Children under 5 yrs.
First
Treatm'ts
Total
Attend.
First
Treatm'ts
Total
Attend.
October only
5
6
8
6
19
6. Home Help Service
(a) Analysis of Cases, etc.
Cases
Home Helps
Maternity
Tuberculosis
Others
Total
No.
Part
Time
Whole
Time
Equivalent
On live Register at:
1st Jan. '52
30
7
348
385
107
54
31st Dee. '52
4
27
385
416
110
50
Cases attended
during 1952 :—
98
40
757
895
(b) Supervision Effective Ineffective Total
Visits made by Organising Staff: 1,631 118 1,749
7. Prophylaxis
Cases receiving completed prophylactic treatment during year :—
Diphtheria Immunisation 1,079
Whooping Cough Immunisation 566
Vaccination 641
8. District Nursing.
The staff of the Queens District Nursing Association for Charlton
and Blackheath made 14,256 visits during the year.
Visits carried out by the Ranyard Nurses were additional to those
quoted above.
9. Schools (Medical Statistics)
Minor
Ailments
Vision
Nutrition
Special
Investigation
Clinic
Dental
(from
16.6.52)
No. of Children attending
10,684
No. of Attendances
64,195
756
255
194
555
No. of New Cases

499
47
59
386
No. of Glasses Ordered

182



Note : As appropriate children from Greenwich also attend special clinics
in Deptford and Woolwich.