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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Co-operation with voluntary and other outside services has been well
maintained and in particular with the British Red Cross Society who deal
with the distribution of nursing equipment on loan, the W.V.S., and the
Old People's Welfare Organisations who have assisted in the supply of
clothing and bed linen in approved cases.
Further details of the work of the home nursing service is shown in the following table:—
| Type of Case | No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year | No. of cases remaining on register at end of year | No. of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 788 | 1,306 | 2,094 | 157 | 439 | 596 | 70,499 |
| Surgical | 79 | 107 | 186 | II | 10 | 21 | 4,874 |
| Infectious Diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 | . | . | . | 51 |
| Tuberculosis | 19 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3,850 |
| Maternal complications | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | 12 |
| Totals 1958 | 889 | 1,437 | 2,326 | 174 | 455 | 629 | 79,286 |
| Totals 1957 | 903 | 1,707 | 2,610 1 | 220 | 627 | 847 | 87,851 |