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GERIATRIC SCREENING
The pilot study mentioned in my previous report was followed by a second in the middle of the year.
The results were processed in the Borough's computer and an analysis carried out to determine the
requirements of a computer-assisted geriatric screening service. By the end of the year, consideration was
proceeding on the basis of building up a computer file of selected information obtained during the course
of health/geriatric visiting with facilities for identification of individual or group health and environmental
factors.
LAUNDRY SERVICES AND BATHING FACILITIES
Services provided from facilities based at Finsbury Health Centre include the laundry service for
incontinent persons, baths on the centre premises and the domiciliary bathing service. All are used extensively
but not exclusively by elderly persons and fuller details are given later in this report.
DENTAL SERVICE
During 1972, the numbers of children under 5 and nursing and expectant mothers attending for
dental treatment under Borough arrangements were fewer than in 1971, but the average number of
attendances and teeth filled for individual patients showed substantial increases. An encouraging factor was
the decrease in percentages of patients found to require treatment; of children inspected this fell from 69% in
1971 to 46.5% in 1972, and the corresponding figures for mothers were 86% and 80% respectively.
OTHER ITEMS
STUDENT VISITS
Arrangements continued to be made for various types of students to visit this Department for observation
purposes at the request of their employing or sponsoring authorities. The aim of these visits is to
provide the students with a background knowledge of local health authority activities, with particular
emphasis on the importance of inter-departmental liaison and co-operation. These arrangements make a
valuable contribution to training, and the number of students has increased during 1972.
1 Type of Students Number Period of Placement
Medical students 12 2 weeks
Pre-clinical medical students 8 )
Diploma of Public Health students 21 )
Medical students attached to G.P. 3 ) These varied
Pre-entry nurses 24 ) between one
Student Nurses 64 ) day and one
Post Graduate Nurses 7 I weeK
Dietetic Students 13 )
Ward Sisters 6 )
N.N.E.B. Students 2 )
Students from various colleges 25 )
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In addition the Council has a regular arrangement with the North London Group of Hospitals and the
City of London Maternity Hospital. The period of placement is 13 weeks.
Whittington Hospital > 25 Community Care nurses in groups of 4
Royal Northern Hospital )
City of London Maternity Hospital 23 pupil midwives in groups of 4
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