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Number of premises in use for the provision of the
services at the end of the year 3
Number of dental officer sessions (i.e. equivalent
half days) devoted to maternity and child welfare
patients during the period 44.3
HEALTH VISITING
Cases visited by Health Visitors:-
Children born in 1965 7,919
Children born in 1964 8,850
Children born in 1960/63 15,7%
32,565
Persons aged 65 and over 289*
Mentally disordered persons 72ø
Persons, excluding Maternity cases discharged
from hospital (other than mental hospitals) 49†
Number of tuberculous households visited 34
Number of households visited on account of
other infectious diseases 30
Total number of effective visits and re-visits 77,055
Total number of unsuccessful visits 17,139
* Included in this figure are 68 persons who were visited at the
special request of the general practitioner or hospital.
ø Included in this figure are 14 persons who were visited at the
special request of the general practitioner or hospital.
† Included in this figure are 38 persons who were visited at the
special request of the general practitioner or hospital.
HOME NURSING
Total number of persons nursed during the year 4,572
Number aged under 5 at first visit in 1965 406
Number aged 65 and over at first visit in 1965 2,597
Total number of visits during the year
149,843