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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HOME NURSING
Staff as at 31.12.72.
1 Area Nursing Officer
4 Nursing Officers
1 Senior District Nurse
51 (46 F.T.E.) Nurses S.R.N.
11 Nurses S.E.N.
18 (15 F.T.E.) Nursing Auxiliaries
Summary of work carried out during 1972 (1971 figures in brackets)
Total number patients nursed at home 7,059 (6,990)
Termination of Domiciliary cases
Convalescent 3,038 (3,019)
Hospital 971 (1,058)
Died 456 (391)
Removed - other causes 671 (725)
Remaining on books 31.12.72 1,923 (1,697)
Total 7,059 (6,990)
Total number of treatments carried out by Home Nurses
in General Practitioner Surgeries 22,198 (11,338)
Total number of treatments carried out at Health Centre 11,880
HOME VISITS
Croydon Cross Boundary Arrangements
with other Local Authorities
1972 1971
January 14,745 15,644 104
February 15,240 13,973 74
March 16,100 16,472 50
April 15,083 14,093 98
May 16,082 15,212 63
June 14,962 14,517 76
July 15,434 15,039 144
August 15,301 14,753 121
September 14,696 14,952 97
October 16,384 15,543 89
November 16,596 14,983 84
December 15,060 15,198 82
TOTAL 185,683 179,379 1,082