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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 1962

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

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HOME NURSING
Details of the work done by the 25 voluntary grant-aided district nursing associations
who act as agents for the Council are given below:

Table: Table (i)— Staff (numbers employed at 31 December)*

Table (i)— Staff (numbers employed at 31 December)*

19581959196019611962
State registered nurses506512517495510
State enrolled assistant nurses3334343536
Total number of nurses employed539546551530546
Male nurses (included above)4139393840
Full-time equivalent of nurses employed†496507508492509
Students6578276432
Male students (included above)66—24

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* Exclusive of supervisory staff. † Excluding staff on annual leave.

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

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

Type of caseNumber of patients nursed%Average number of visits to each patientTotal visits
Medical37,19680.4341,263,343
Surgical5,55112.040220,656
Infectious diseases850.25446
Tuberculous9182.05045,908
Maternal complications1,4033.068,307
Others1,1102.42730,334
46,2631000341,569,004

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The total visits for 1960 and 1961 were 1,690,084 and 1,601,860 respectively.

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

Table (iii)— Types of treatment and location

Visits forAt patients' homeElsewhere (e.g., Nurses' Homes)Total visits%
Injections only524,82422,013546,83735
Injections plus other treatment88,71549989,2146
Other treatment only931,6541,299932,95359
1,545,19323,8111,569,004100

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The proportion of visits for 'injection only' fell during the year by one per cent.,
compared with reductions in 1961,1960 and 1959 of two, four and five per cent. respectively.

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
9,01119.5

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The percentage of long-term cases shows a decrease of 1.3 per cent. on the previous
year.
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