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
Enfield 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
Midwives who notified their intention to practise within the Borough during 1971
| Domiciliary | Institutional | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed by local health authorities | In Private Practice | Hospitals | Nursing Homes | ||
| 28 | - | 147 | - | 175 | |
Care of Premature Infants
| Number of Premature Babies Born at Home | Premature Babies Born and Nursed at Home | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Died during first 24 hours | Survived to end of 28 days | |
| 17 | 15 | — | 15 |
Visits to Homes by Health visitors
| *Number of Visits | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Visits | Total Visits | |
| Expectant Mothers | 888 | 1,262 |
| Children: | ||
| born in 1971 | 3,915 | 9,596 |
| born in 1970 | 3,307 | 7,300 |
| born in 1966-69 | 7,096 | 13,808 |
| Persons aged 65 years and over | 1,064 | 2,363 |
| Mentally Disordered Persons | 70 | 240 |
| Patients discharged from Hospitals (other than Mental and Maternity) | 202 | 280 |
| Infectious Disease Households | 27 | 44 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,068 | 2,298 |
| TOTAL | 17,637 | 37,191 |
| *This Table excludes visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors. | ||
Work Undertaken by the Home Nurses
| Number of Visits and Treatments | Number of Patients | Number of Patients under the age of 5 years | Number of Patients aged 65 years or over | Number of Visits of over one hour duration included in the Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145,736 | 8,782 | 805 | 3,372 | 1,037 |