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Enfield 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 13MIDWIFERYMidwives who Notified their intention to Practise within the Borough during 1967

TABLE 13

MIDWIFERY

Midwives who Notified their intention to Practise within the Borough during 1967

DomiciliaryInstitutional
Employed by the BoroughIn Private PracticeHospitalsNursing HomesTotal
3201390171

Table: TABLE 14MIDWIFERYCare of Premature Infants

TABLE 14

MIDWIFERY

Care of Premature Infants

Number of Premature Babies Born at HomePremature Babies Born and Nursed at Home
NumberDied during first 24 hoursSurvived to end of 28 days
5543142

Table: TABLE 15HEALTH VISITINGVisits to Homes made by Health Visitors

TABLE 15

HEALTH VISITING

Visits to Homes made by Health Visitors

Home Visits to :* Number of Visits
First VisitsTotal Visits
Expectant Mothers8691,286
Children
born in 19664,29611,368
born in 19653,8488,864
born in 1961-646,74314,874
Persons aged 65 years and over5242,331
Mentally Disordered Persons40162
Patients discharged from Hospitals (other than Mental and Maternity)7491
Infectious disease Households3653
Miscellaneous361545
TOTALS16,79139,574

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* This Table excludes visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors.

Table: TABLE 16HOME NURSINGWork Undertaken by the Home Nurses

TABLE 16

HOME NURSING

Work Undertaken by the Home Nurses

Number of VisitsNumber of PatientsNumber of Patients under the age of 5 yearsNumber of Patients aged 65 years or overNumber of Visits of over one hour duration included in the Total
104,4842,906231,9041,542