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DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME 1969
Cause No. Details
Falls 20 There were 15 women and 5 men between
57 and 94 years of age.
Suffocation 1 There was 1 woman - aged 52 years -
Asphyxia, Carbon monoxide poisoning,
Inhalation of smoke and fumes.
Scalds Nil
Burns Nil
Poisoning 5 1 man - Age 53 years - Seconal and ethyl alcohol
1 woman - Age 50 years - Discipal
1 man - Age 29 years - Carbon monoxide (oil
stove)
1 woman - Age 74 years - Carbon monoxide
1 woman - Age 38 years - Carbon monoxide
TOTAL 26
GENERAL PRACTITIONER ATTACHMENT SCHEMES
(a) Attachment
(Health visitor, domiciliary midwife or home nurse is responsible for
all patients on the lists of specified general practitioners within the local
authority boundaries without a traditional geographical district).
Health Visitor Attachments 10
Domiciliary Midwife Attachments 4
Home Nurse Attachments 19
(b) Liaison
(Health visitor, domocoliary midwife or home nurse is responsible both
for a geographical district and for the patients on the lists of specified
general practitioners. Where patients live outside the nurse's district,
though within the local authority boundaries, she does not herself visit
them but is responsible for liaison between the general practitioner and the
appropriate nurse).
Health Visitor Liaison 5
Domiciliary Midwife Liaison 23
Home Nurse Liaison 7
These figures are those for the year ended 31.12.69.