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streets, for it is common to see a health visitor stopped by her
mothers not only to pass the time of day but to ask for advice.
During 1963 we have again received nursing students from
various training centres for observation visits. The Superintendent
Health Visitor has continued to give lectures to Student Nurses at
Rush Green Hospital and to the Student District Nurses/Midwives
from the Lady Rayleigh Training Home.
The part time state registered nurses employed in clinic duties
continue to assist the doctors and health visitors in carrying out
preventative treatment in all our clinics and a few help with school
nursing duties. Their work contributes largely to the many services
which are conducted from our Welfare Centres.
Home Nursing
This service, together with approximately half of the domicili
midwifery service, is still administered from the County Training
Home at Leytonstone.
During 1963 an increasing proportion of acute medical cases
were cared for in their own homes. This reflects the scarcity of
hospital beds.
Many of these cases are helped considerably by having tempo
use of our sickroom equipment.
Vaccination and Immunisation
Details of persons protected under the County Council's Schem
for vaccination and immunisation are given below: