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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-
| Age | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 24 | 18 |
| 5-15 | 32 | 23 |
| 16 - 39 | 70 | 150 |
| 40 - 64 | 156 | 413 |
| 65 and over | 368 | 1093 |
| 650 | 1697 |
Cases attended during the year were referred from the following
sources:-
General Practitioners 1841
Hospitals 489
Chest Physicians 9
Public Health Department 1
Direct 7
The work of this service remains unchanged and staff has been
maintained at near establishment level. A good deal of absence
through sickness in this service is brought about by the nature of the
work which involves much heavy lifting. The hoist is in constant
use and mitigates the strain where possible. Nevertheless, there is
a constant level of sickness in the service. No special surveys or
investigations were carried out in 1961.
The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year:-
| Type of Case | No. of new cases attended by home nurses during year | No. of cases on register at end of year | No. of visits paid by home nurses during year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
| Medical | 517 | 981 | 1498 | 109 | 399 | 508 | 62439 |
| Surgical | 73 | 102 | 175 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 8355 |
| Infectious Diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 66 |
| Tuberculosis | 17 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2695 |
| Maternal Complications | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 15 |
| Totals | 609 | 1105 | 1714 | 129 | 425 | 554 | 73570 |