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HEALTH VISITIIMG/SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
Average Case Load per Health Visitor (1969 Figures in Brackets)
Average number of families with children 0 - 5 years 413 (467)
„ „ „children 0 - 5 years 578 ( 633)
„ „ „problem families* 11 (8)
„ „ „child health sessions per week 1.8 (2)
" infant school children † 324 (33)
*In 1969 Health Visitors made their own assessment but in 1970 a
common code was developed and the assessment is the same
throughout the Borough.
† Health Visitors are directly responsible for all infant schools.
Responsibility for Primary and Secondary school children remains
with the Health Visitors but she delegates much of the work to
enrolled nurses.
Average Work Load of Ancillary Workers
Reg. Nurses Enrolled Nurse,
Average number of Junior and
Secondary school children 3,265 3,253
Child Health sessions per week 4 4
School treatment sessions 3 1