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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

London County Council 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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HOME NURSING
Details of the work done by the 26 voluntary grant-aided district nursing associations
who acted as agents for the Council are given below:

Table: Table (i)— Staff (numbers employed at31December)*

Table (i)— Staff (numbers employed at31December)*

19561957195819591960
State registered nurses491533506512517
State enrolled assistant nurses4230333434
Total number of nurses employed533563539546551
Male nurses (included above)3841413939
Full-time equivalent of nurses employed487522496507508
Students7552657827
Male students (included above)8466—
* Exclusive of administrative and supervisory staff.

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The drop in numbers of students is due to an adjustment of the training period so that
courses no longer overlap.

Table: Table (ii)— Types of case nursed and visits paid

Table (ii)— Types of case nursed and visits paid

Type of caseNumber of patients nursedPercentage of totalAverage number of visits to each patientTotal visits
Medical41,91481.7321,351,815
Surgical5,73511.241232,988
Infectious diseases1440.3111,506
Tuberculous1,1342.25259,415
Maternal complications1,0472.077,626
Others1,3512.62736,734
51,325100.0331,690,084

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The total visits for 1958 and 1959 were 1,893,553 and 1,763,296 respectively.

Table: Table (iii)— Types of treatment and location

Table (iii)— Types of treatment and location

Visits forAt patient's homeElsewhere (e.g.. Nurses' Homes)Percentage of total visits
Injections only614,05332,99238
Injections plus other treatment85,5713135
Other treatment only953,9503,20557
1,653,57436,510100

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During 1960 the proportion of visits for 'Other treatment only' rose by five per cent.
compared with 1959, whilst visits for 'Injections only' fell by four per cent.

Table: Table (iv)— Long-term cases (i.e., those visited more than 24 times during year)

Table (iv)— Long-term cases (i.e., those visited more than 24 times during year)

NumberPercentage of total patients nursed
9,62818.8

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The percentage of long-term cases shows a decline of 0.8 per cent. from the previous year.
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