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Hornsey 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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HOME NURSING SERVICE
(Section 25)
The treatment of cases during the year may be classified as
follows
Injections 857
General Nursing care 485
Blanket baths 296
Enemas 118
Dressings 309
Preparation for diagnostic
investigation 118
Pessaries changed 39
Wash-out, douches, etc. 39
Other treatments 107
Cases attended during the year were referred from the following
sources.
General practitioners 1535
Hospitals 648
Chest Physicians 10
Public Health Department 2
Direct 15

Table: The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-

The sex and age of patients at the time of the nurse's first visit may be classified as follows:-

AgeMalesFemales
0-43222
5-152023
16 - 3949128
40 - 64208333
65 and over441954
7501460

Table: The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year:-

The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year:-

New cases attended1,603
Number of cases on register at end of year579
Number of visits made64,417