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Home Nursing Service
Total Number of persons nursed during the year 1897
Number of persons who were aged under 5 at first visit 18
Number of persons who were aged 65 or over at first visit 927
Health Visiting Service
Cases visited by Health Visitors
Children born in 1971 2,818
" " ” 1970 2,309
" " " 1966-69 4,531
9,658
Persons aged 65 or over 401
Mentally disordered persons 120
Persons discharged from hospitals (excluding
maternity patients) 152
Number of tuberculous households visited 211
Number of households visited on account of
other infectious diseases 37
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Medical Reports on all children boarded out into foster homes
during the year were perused by the Deputy Medical Officer of Health
who brings to the notice of the Director of Social Services any important
medical aspects that require observation or treatment.
A Medical Officer continued to attend at the Adult Training
Centre for one session per week for Medical Inspection of Trainees.
The Council's Day Nurseries were also regularly attended by
Medical Officers who monitor development and advise on the health
of the children.
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Smallpox
In November 1971 authorities were advised that the Secretary
of State for Health and Social Security had accepted the advice of the
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation that vaccination against
smallpox need not now be recommended as a routine procedure in early childhood
and immunisation programmes were amended accordingly.
During the year 1080 persons received primary vaccination and 743
were revaccinated against the disease.
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