London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HEALTH VISITOR GROUP ATTACHMENT
The work of health visitors working full time throughout the year
attached to General Practitioners was compared with health visitors
working full time for the whole year in a geographical area. As the number
of staff involved is small the figures can only indicate a trend.
Average per Health Visitor
Attached Geographically Based
Children born 1965/1970
Visited during year 431.8 650.9
Re-Visits to Children 0-5 years
Visited during year 653.7 601.8
Persons 65 years and over
Visited during year 28 16.1
Mentally disordered persons
Visited during year 12.5 4.6
Persons discharged from Hospital
Visited during year 3.4 1.8
*Other Home Visits 444.5 168.1
*Home Visits related to School
Health Service not included