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includes a high percentage of the practice patients has assured co-ordination of services for the patients through the health visitor's knowledge
of local statutory and voluntary services available.
Surveys
Health Visitors have continued to assist in surveys in which the Council is co-operating with other bodies which are undertaking research. Some
of the surveys in which the Council are co-operating are listed below:-
Mother & Baby Unit Schizophrenic Illness After Child Birth Follow-Up;
in co-operation with Downview and Banstead Hospitals.
Investigation into Fatal Diseases in Childhood; in co-operation with
the Department of Social Medicine, Oxford University.
Survey of Children Suffering from Spina-Bifida; in co-operation
with the Greater London Council Research and Intelligence Unit.
Training of Health Visitors
The Council continues to provide practical training for 7 student
health visitors and has seconded members of staff to undertake the course
for field work instructors in accordance with the requirements of the
Training Council for Health Visitors.
Visits of observation with health visitors have been arranged for some
854 students, who include medical students, social workers, and nurses in
training.
Health education at the personal level continues to be one of the
health visitors' main functions. Talks on health subjects are given in
schools and to meetings of groups and clubs.
Home Nursing Service (National Health Service Act, 1946, Section 25)
Under Section 25 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, it is the
duty of every local health authority to make provision in their area for
securing the attendance of nurses on persons who require nursing in their
own homes. A total of 2,924 (2,899) patients were nursed at home during
the year, of whom 1,875 were aged 65 years and over.
The following table shows the number of visits made:
Age Total Visits
5 years 436 ( 579)
6-64 years 22,315 ( 23,371)
65 years and over 87,240 ( 83,986)
All ages 109,991 (107,936)
Home Bathing Service
Elderly people and those not requiring full nursing care greatly
appreciate this service which is carried out under the supervision of the
trained nursing staff.
Vaccination and Immunisation (National Health Service Act, 1946, Section 26)
The following tables show details of the numbers of persons protected
against diphtheria,tetanus, whooping cough, smallpox, poliomyelitis, and
measles during 1968:
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