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Tuberculosis Health Visiting
Home visits have been made to all City residents who attend the Chest Clinic at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital. These visits provide valuable contact and support to the clinic patients
known to be living in the Salvation Army Hostel. Patients continue to be regularly visited as
frequent supervision is often needed to ensure satisfactory progress.
1968 1969
Cases notified (residents) 9 I
Home visits. Old and new cases 42 52
Shops and office contact tracing
No. of investigations 142 71
SECTION 25 - HOME NURSING
The Home Nursing service is provided by the Metropolitan District Nursing Association.
Approximately 75% of visits have been to those persons over 65 years of age, who are suffering
from long term illnesses.
Details are as follows:-
1968 1969
Visits to children under the age of 5 years 5 4
Visits to age group 5 to 64 years 228 956
Visits to persons aged 65 or over 2713 2505
Type of Nursing Care and Treatment
1963 I969
Injections only 429 765
Injections plus nursing treatment NIL 16
Nursing care and treatment 2517 2668
Total of Nursing visits 2946 3449
Number of patients at the end of the year 14 20
SECTION 26 - VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(See School Health Section for vaccinations and immunizations of school children)
Adults Children under five years
Smallpox 63 (130) II (6)
Poliomyelitis NIL 12(19)
(primary courses and booster
doses)
Diptheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus NIL 17 (5)
(primary courses and booster
doses)
In accordance with Ministry of Health instructions that smallpox vaccine should be distributed
to medical practitioners by the Local Authority in whose area they practise, arrangements
were made, commencing in June 1967, for the vaccine to be distributed to City doctors.
During 1969, 6099 (4992) doses have been issued to private doctors, general practitioners, St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, the medical department of Unilever and various City business houses.
Vaccine is also issued for the vaccination of trainee ambulance drivers at a City centre.
Poliomyelitis vaccine is also issued at the request of St, Bartholomew's Hospital, Unilever
Ltd., and City medical practitioners. In all, 2933 (2550) doses were issued.
SECTION 27 - AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Greater London Council are responsible for the ambulance service in the Greater London
area.
SECTION 28 - PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTERCARE
Advice, and the provision of supportive services for the prevention of illness, and the care
and after-care of the sick embrace many factors which require careful assessment of initial need
and later developments, so that adjustments may be made as the patient progresses or deteriorates.
The Assistant Health and Welfare Officers, with the District Nurses, undertake this duty,acting
as the links between the general practitioners, hospitals and other statutory and voluntary organisations
providing health and welfare services.
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