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London County Council 1963

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

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HOME NURSING
Details of the work done by the 24 voluntary grant-aided district nursing associations
who act as agents for the Council are given below:

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

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

19591960196119621963
State registered nurses512517495510490
State enrolled nurses3434353643
Total number of nurses employed546551530546533
Male nurses (included above)3939384039
Full-time equivalent of nurses employed507508492509481
Students7827643220
* Exclusive of supervisory staff.

Table: Table (ii)— Numbers of patients and visits

Table (ii)— Numbers of patients and visits

19591960196119621963
Total no. of patients57,36851,32549,13746,26347,226
Total no. of visits1,763,2961,690,0841,601,8601,569,0041,559,246
Average no. of visits to each patient..3133333433

Table: Table (iii)— Types of case nursed

Table (iii)— Types of case nursed

Type of caseNumber of new cases undertaken%
Medical31,34380.9
Surgical4,90412.7
Tuberculous6221.6
Early maternal discharge1,1703.0
Maternal complications6301.6
Mental ill-health860.2
38,755100.0

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

Table (iv)— Types of treatment and location

Visits forAt patients'homeElsewhere (e.g., Nurses' Homes)Total visits%
Injections only484,54717,807502,35432
Injections plus other treatment96,90469797,6016
Other treatment only957,1182,173959,29162
1,538,56920,6771,559,246100

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The fall in the proportion of visits 'for injection only (compared with 35% in 1962)
continues a trend, apparent for several years, to use oral therapy particularly in the treatment
of diabetics and cardiac cases.

Table: Table (v)— Long-term cases (i.e., those nursed for three months or more)

Table (v)— Long-term cases (i.e., those nursed for three months or more)

NumberPercentage of total patients nursed
April-December:8,36631.4

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These figures relate only to the first three quarters of the year, as the basis of recording
long-term cases has been changed. Long-term cases were formerly defined as those visited
more than 24 times during the year.
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