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Lambeth 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Home Nursing
The Lambeth District Nursing Joint Committees provides, on behalf of the
Council, a home nursing service throughout the Borough, for which it receives an
appropriate grant from the Council. In addition, service is given in a small area
in the extreme north of the Borough by the Catholic Nursing Institute. The two
bodies provided service to 5,242 patients of which 3,968 were newly referred and
a total of 149,248 visits was made by the nursing staff.
During the year the Council decided to terminate its arrangements with the
District Nursing Joint Committee and to provide directly a home nursing service
from 1 April 1971. The Catholic Nursing Institute will continue to operate in a
smaii area in the north of the borough.
| Total number of persons nursed during the year | 5,321 |
| Number aged under 5 at first visit during the year | 522 |
| Number aged 65 and over at first visit in the year | 3,021 |
| Total number of visits during the year | 149,248 |