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Practitioner but also to carry out simple physiotherapy, to instruct the patient and his relatives
in the best method of nursing and feeding and in general to see that the most efficient methods
are brought to bear so that the patient is made as mobile and as comfortable as possible and
that the inevitable loneliness of the home-bound patient living alone is reduced to a minimum.
Between 1st April and 31st December the number of nursing visits was as follows:—
Total No. of nursing visits made 1,699
No. to persons between 5 and 64 392
No. to persons 65 and over 1,307
It is interesting to note that no visits were made to children under 5 years of age.
The authorities of the Inner and Middle Temples have requested the Corporation to provide
nursing services within their areas on an agency basis and this has been agreed.
The number of persons requiring injections has fallen but the staff are spending more time
with patients with long term illnesses.
No. of visits for injections only 485
No. of visits for other treatments 1,214
No. of patients at 1st April 17
No. of new medical patients 20
No. of new surgical patients 4
No. of patients discharged 24
No. of patients at 31st December 17
The staff of the Metropolitan District Nursing Association attend a weekly session at the
surgery of a firm of general practitioners who supply medical practitioner services to most of the
City residents. It is difficult to foresee any expansion of this service to other General Practitioners
in view of the large number of doctors on the periphery of the City but who have only a
small number of residents who are on their books.
Loan of home nursing equipment
Small items of equipment are issued on loan by the City of London Branch of the British Red
Cross Society whilst larger items of equipment such as wheelchairs, hoists and pulleys have
been purchased and issued by the department.
No charge is made for this service.
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT 1946 SECTION 26
Vaccination and Immunisation
Vaccinations against smallpox, diphtheria, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, tetanus and tuberculosis
continue in the child welfare clinics and schools.
Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus Immunisation
The number of children immunised at the clinic at St. Bartholomew's Hospital was as follows
Children bom in years
1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1958 1957 1950 Total
No. of children known to have
completed a full course of
primary immunisition in the 63 - - - - - - - 9
Authorities area up to 31.12.65.
Smallpox
250 trainee ambulance drivers for the Greater London Council training school in Bishopsgate
were vaccinated by Corporation staff at clinic sessions.
13 children were vaccinated at the clinic at St. Bartholomew's and 33 adult travellers were
vaccinated.
T.A.B.
12 members of the staff received this treatment.
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