London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Ante-natal Clinics
Each midwife attends a local authority clinic and in addition
four midwives attend ante-natal sessions at the surgeries of general
practitioners. It has been found that this makes for excellent liaison
between patients, doctors and midwives.
A table is given below showing the work for the past three
years:-
| 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deliveries attended | 939 | 842 | 792 |
| Number of visits made | 16206 | 14795 | 15223 |
| Number of hospital confinements discharged before 10th day | 175 | 160 | 143 |
| Number of visits made | 830 | 1439 | 1288 |
| Number of cases in which medical aid was summoned | 248 | 265 | 282 |
| Number of cases in which gas and air analgesia was administered | 407 | 402 | 508 |
| Number of cases in which pethidine was administered | 515 | 510 | 481 |
| Number of cases in which trichloroethylene was administered | 424 | 380 | 189 |
| Number of cases in which gas and air and trichloroethylene were administered | 12 | 11 | 32 |
HEALTH VISITING SERVICE
(Sections 24 and 28)
The function of the health visitor is to promote good health,
not only to individuals in a family, but to all members of a family.
She needs to be aware of the social, environmental and psychological
aspects as well as the physical. Because her work of necessity
brings her into contact with the whole range of Local Authority
services and other allied agencies, the health visitor is the liaison
officer of the Local Authority. General practitioners are becoming
more aware of her professional training and avail themselves of the
support and help she can offer to their patients, either by her own
efforts or through liaison with other social agencies.
| The actual number of visits made by the health visitors this year was as shown in the following table:- |