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Leyton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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SECTION 25
HOME NURSING.
In my last Annual Report I included a personal appreciation
of the Home Nursing arrangements in this Borough, along with a
summary of the Home Nursing undertaken by Nurses attached to
Essex County Nurses, Training Home, Beachcroft Road, E.ll,
from 5th July until the end of December, 1948.
The following summary shows the work undertaken during the whole of the year 1949:—
| No of Visits made. | |
|---|---|
| Medical | 38,455 |
| Surgical | 7,466 |
| Tuberculosis | 661 |
| Maternity | 7,833 |
| Ante-Natal | 2,162 |
| Post-Natal | 7,549 |
| Out-Patients, Medical | 2,696 |
| „ Surgical | 1,978 |
| Miscellaneous | 324 |
| Total | 69,124 |