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HOME NURSING SERVICE
There was an increase of 2694 visits made during the year by the home nurses. Although the number
of treatments, injections and dressings increased, the greatest increase was in general nursing care.
The age group of the patients treated rose rather more steeply in the over-65 group and in fact there
were 30 more men and 200 more women nursed in this age group than in 1965.
The number of people in need of daily nursing attention of over one hour's duration increased, but
the number of those who required the service of two nurses at the same time increased. This in fact
gives a much better nursing service to the patient.
Two bath attendants commenced duty in February and March, their duties being to bath, or assist in
bathing, the elderly and infirm in the home. They work under the home nursesand attend group discussions
to report on their patients' condition.
The Whittington Hospital Night Service continued to provide their excel lent communications facilities,
an average of twelve per month being referred from this centre.
MarieCurie Memorial Foundation again proved invaluable in enabling full-time day or night nursing
to be given to the individual patient suffering from terminal cancer. Sixteen patients received this care
during the year. Three also received benefit in kind from this fund.
The treatment of cases during the year may be classified as follows:-
Injections 946
General nursing care 645
Blanket baths 447
Enemas 177
Dressings 477
Preparation for diagnostic investigation 86
Pessaries changed 38
Wash-outs, douches, etc. 46
Other treatments 151

Cases attending during the year were referred from the following sources:-
General Practitioners 1809
Hospitals 956
Chest Physicians 7
Public Health Department 36
Direct 59
The following table shows the work of the home nurses during the year-
New cases attended 2076
Number of cases on register at end of year 719
Number of visits made 84873
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