Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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1949 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
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Total number of nurses employed at end of year | 558 | 572 | 584 | 614 | 540 | |
Full time equivalent of nurses employed | 508 | 512 | 538 | 567 | 496 | |
Number of trained district nurses | Not | 321 | 327 | 389 | 468 | |
Number of state enrolled assistant nurses | recorded | 36 | 35 | 30 | 31 | |
Number of male nurses | 49 | 38 | 40 | 41 |
Table (ii)—Types of case nursed and visits paid
Type of case | Number of patients nursed | Percentage of total | Average number of visits to each patient | Total visits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Medical | 52,222 | 84.1 | 30 | 1,563,599 |
Surgical | 5,937 | 9.6 | 36 | |
Infectious diseases | 142 | 907 | ||
Tuberculous | 1,395 | 51 | 71,012 | |
Maternal complications | 1.4 | 6,710 | ||
Others | 1,558 | 2.5 | 40,064 | |
30 | 1,893,553 |
The total visits for 1957 and 1956 were 1,991,621 and 1,962,733 respectively.
Table (iii)—Visits for general treatment and for injections
Visits for | At patients' homes | Elsewhere (e.g.,Nurses' Homes) | Percentage of total visits |
---|---|---|---|
Injections only | 856,840 | 33,923 | 47 |
Injections plus other treatment | 111,555 | 259 | |
Other treatment only | 890,540 | 436 | 47 |
1,858,935 | 34,618 |
During 1958 visits for injections only fell by 3% compared with 1957 and for other
treatments rose correspondingly.
Table (iv)—Long term cases [i.e., those visited more than 24 times during the year)
Number | Percentage of total patients nursed |
---|---|
11,769 | 18.9 |
Percentage of long term cases shows a reduction from 21.7 for 1957.
Table (v)—Age distribution of patients
Age | Number of patients | Percentage of total |
---|---|---|
0-5 years | 2,576 | 4 |
5-64 years | 27,164 | 44 |
65 years and over | 32,394 | 52 |
Percentage of aged rose slightly compared with 1957.
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