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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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9. Home Help Service (a) Analysis of Cases, etc.
| Cases | Home Helps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity | Tuberculosis | Chronic Sick, Aged & Infirm | Others | Total | No. Part Time | Whole Time Equivalent | |
| 1st Jan., '63 | – | 11 | 589 | 6 | 606 | 92 | 37 |
| 31st Dec., '63 | 2 | 12 | 615 | 11 | 640 | 103 | 41 |
| during 1963: — | 43 | 16 | 855 | 42 | 956 | – | – |
(b) Supervision
Effective Ineffective Total
Visits made by Organising Staff: 2,522 285 2,807
10. District Nursing
The staff of the Queens District Nursing Association for Charlton
and Blackheath made 39,304 visits during the year.
Visits carried out by the Ranyard Nurses and the Nursing Sisters
of St. John the Divine were additional to those quoted above.
| Vision | Special Investigation | Minor Ailments Clinics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Attendances | 540 | 214 | 32,064 |
| No. of New Cases | 262 | 34 | 8,366 |
| No. of Glasses prescribed | 117 | – | – |
Note- As appropriate, children from Greenwich also attend special clinics
in Deptford and Woolwich.