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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
Romford 1958
[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, Domestic
Help Organiser, and also some of the Clerical Staff come 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
The Laboratory facilities remain the same, and meet our requirements,
and those of the General Practitioners.
(iii) Nursing in the Home
(a) General.
At the end of the year 10 Home Nurses were serving the area.
These were employed in general domiciliary nursing.
Sick-room equipment has again been available for distribution on
loan, free of charge, in accordance with Section 28 of the National Health
Service Act.
Table 3 sets out the work of the Home Nursing service during the
year.
TABLE 3
| (1) | Number of visits paid | 23,981 |
| (2) | Number of cases attended | 1,155 |
(b) Domiciliary Midwives.
At the end of the year 12 Domiciliary Midwives were employed,
and assistance was also obtained, throughout the year, from the Solvation
Army Midwives.
The following gives a summary of the cases attended by the Domiciliary
Midwives, as Midwives, and as Maternity Nurses.
TABLE 4
| As Midwives | 885 |
| As Maternity Nurses | 52 |
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 | 6 |
| (2) | Others | 60 |