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Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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In my opinion this interchange of information and assistance is to
be commended as providing a better service for the public and more
cordial relations between members of the local health service.
Ministry of Health Food Survey
This survey was undertaken with the assistance of health visitors in
January and about twenty-five Tottenham mothers took part in it with
the field workers of the Ministry.
Virus Infection During Pregnancy
Health visitors and medical staff are assisting in keeping records of
a group of mothers in this and other areas from pregnancy until the
child's second birthday. This information is being obtained for the
Ministry of Health investigation of virus infections during pregnancy
HOME NURSING
Section 25
The demands on the home nursing service continued to increase
during 1952 and at the end of the year the nursing staff was very nearly
up to full establishment. It was not found any easier to recruit resident
nurses to live in Bruce Grove Nurses Home, Tottenham, and in fact,
by the end of the year, the numbers in residence (including the Superintendent)
had fallen from 6 to 4.
TABLE 8
| Males over 14 | Females over 14 | M. & F. 14 and under | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases on register on 1-1-52 | 136 | 304 | 9 | 449 |
| New cases during the year | 869 | 1,632 | 237 | 2,738 |
| Cases completed during the year | 867 | 1,584 | 244 | 2,695 |
| Cases remaining on register on 31-12-52 | 138 | 352 | 2 | 492 |
| Total number of visits during 1952—77,113. | ||||
| Total number of visits during 1951—62,124. | ||||
Co-operation with General Practitioners
Work from the doctors is received at Bruce Grove Nurses Home or
the Area Health Office and the visits are distributed from those points.
Co-operation is good and the doctor is able to make any special point
when he requests the services of a nurse. A message sheet is left at the
patient's house for the exchange of notes between doctor and nurse.
No service has been arranged for night work but requests have been
very few. The emergency calls for a nurse between the hours of, say,
7 and 10 p.m. are also few and have been met without great difficulty.
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