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
Greenwich 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Quarter | Sessions | Nursing & Expectant Mothers | Children under 6 yra. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Treatm'ts | Total Attends. | First Treatm'ts | Total Attends. | |||
| Cases | Home Helps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity | Tuber— culosis | Others | Total | No. Part Time | Whole Time Equiva— lent | ||
| _ | _ | ||||||
(b) Supervision Effective Ineffective Total
Visits made by Organising Staff: 2,089 352 2,441
10. Prophylaxis
Cases receiving completed prophylactic treatment during year i—
Diphtheria Immunisation 904
Whooping Cough Immunisation 959
Vaccination 600
11. District Nursing
The staff of the Queens District Nursing Association for Charlton
and Blackheath made 27,924 visits during the year.
Visits carried out by the Ranyard Nurses and the Nu sing Sisters
of St. John the Divine were additional to those quoted above.
| Vision | Nutri— tion | Special Investi— gation Clinic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Note : As appropriate children from Greenwich also attend special clinics
in Deptford and Woolwich.