Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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1.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE AREA
(i) Staff
The particulars of staff are set out at the beginning of this
report. The Assistant Medical Officers, Dental Staff, Nursing
Staff, and Domestic Help Organiser, and, also the majority of the
Clerical Staff, are under the jurisdiction of the Essex County
Council, who are the Local Health Authority for the Part III
duties of the National Health Service Act, 1946.
(ii) Laboratory Facilities
These remain as hitherto, and meet the requirements of the
Department, and the General Practitioners.
(iii) Nursing in the Home
(a) General Nursing.
At the end of the year 8 Home Nurses, and 4 Home Nurse/
Midwives were serving the area. These were employed in general
domiciliary nursing, and, in addition, the Home Nurse/Midwives
combined this work with midwifery duties.
Under the provision of Section 28 of the National Health
Service Act, sick-room equipment is available on loan, without
charge.
Table 3 sets out the work of the Home Nursing service, during
the year.
TABLE 3
(1) | Number of visits paid | 26,200 |
(2) | Number of cases attended | 1,580 |
(b) Domiciliary Midwives.
At the end of the year 10 Domiciliary Midwives were employed,
also the 4 Home Nurse/Midwives, referred to above.
The following gives a summary of the cases attended by the
Domiciliary Midwives, as Midwives, and as Maternity Nurses.
TABLE 4
As Midwives .................................................... | 842 |
As Maternity Nurses | 89 |
Table 5 gives a summary of the "Medical Aid" notices received during the year.
TABLE 5
(1) Where the medical practitioner had arranged to provide the patient with maternity services, under the National Health Service | 4 |
(2) Others | 90 |