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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

Enfield 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: TABLE 13 MIDWIFERYMidwives who Notified their intention to Practise within the Borough during 1968

TABLE 13 MIDWIFERY

Midwives who Notified their intention to Practise within the Borough during 1968

DomiciliaryInstitutional
Employed by the BoroughIn Private PracticeHospitalsNursing HomesTotal
331131—165

Table: TABLE 14 MIDWIFERY Care 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
3521—21

Table: TABLE 15 HEALTH VISITING Visits 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 Mothers1,0161,496
Children
born in 19674,08011,913
born in 19663,7069,588
born in 1963-657,59217,944
Persons aged 65 years and over9453,277
Mentally Disordered Persons46188
Patients discharged from Hospitals (other than Mental and Maternity)172219
Infectious disease Households3238
Miscellaneous499991
TOTALS18,08845,654
* This Table excludes visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors.

Table: TABLE 16 HOME NURSING Work 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
112,0263,011292,1511,031