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Patients and Visits
Total number of Patients 4,065
Total number of Visits 185,270
Average number of Visits to each Patient 45
Long Term Cases
Patients Nursed for 3 months or more 284
(equivalent to 7% of all cases nursed)
Age Distribution of Patients
Age Group No. of Patients %
0 to 4 years 31 0.8
5 to 64 years 1,319 32.4
65 years and over 2,715 66.8
Total 4,065 100.0
District Nurses—Full time equivalent 54
(including 2 Reliefs and 7 Students)
Marie Curie Day and Night Nursing Service
Duties undertaken in the Borough by this organisation involved
the services of a night nurse for 29 patients, while a further 59
patients received help in other ways, such as the provision of fuel,
clothing and extra nourishment.
Training
During 1967, nine State Registered Nurses successfully undertook
the District Nursing Certificate. Three S.R.N.s were trained
for other counties; two S.E.N.s undertook 10 weeks "in-service"
training and, at the end of the year, five S.R.N.s were still in
training.
Refresher Courses
Arrangements were made for six District Nursing Sisters to
attend a refresher course of one week. Two District Nursing Sisters
attended a one-day release course and two a 1½-day release course.
Integrated Students
Six students from King's College Hospital spent five weeks in the
Department obtaining District Nursing experience.
Observation Visits
These were made by three Matrons of Old People's Homes, one
student from the National Old People's Welfare Council, 29 female
and 11 male hospital students.