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Chest Clinic.
In addition to the above the Health Visitors interviewed 5,720 patients
at the Chest Clinic and made 4,432 home visits.
The General Practitioner and the Health Visitor.
During the year the British Medical Association and the Society of
Medical Officers of Health stressed the need for the closest possible cooperation
between general medical practitioners and health visitors.
In order to promote such co¬operation it was considered that, in the
first place, an opportunity should be afforded to local medical practitioners
to meet the Local Health Authority medical officers and health visitors
working in their areas for an introductory exchange of information in order
to further collaboration in the care and after-care of patients.
As the health visitors in Leyton have their headquarters at the three
Essex County Council Health Service Clinics in the area (Leyton Green,
Park House and Dawlish Road) it was felt that the most convenient arrangement
would be for meetings to be held at each of these three clinics, where
medical practitioners could meet the health visitors working in the same area
and discuss common problems.
Such "get together" meetings were held at these clinics in the afternoons
of these dates:—
Leyton Green Clinic Friday, 4th June
Dawlish Road Clinic ,, 11th June
Park House Clinic „ 25th June
and general practitioners were cordially invited to the meetings in the clinics
which served their areas.
Unfortunately the attendance was not sufficient to justify the holding
of further meetings.
SECTION 25
HOME NURSING
The County Council has made arrangements for Home Nurses to nurse
sick persons in their homes. The services of these nurses are available free
of cost on the recommendation of the family doctor.
The local centre for this service is:—
The Lady Rayleigh Training Home,
Beachcroft Road, Leytonstone, E.11.
(Tel. : LEY 2385).
During 1954 the following work was carried out:—
No. of new cases (surgical and medical) 1,667
No. of visits paid to above 58,722