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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

Willesden 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 64 Establishment: Health Visitors

Table 64 Establishment: Health Visitors

Whole time equivalent as at:
31.12.5531.12.56
Health Visitors (Whole time)914
(Part time)1 8/111 4/11
(Sponsored)8/111 1/11
Clinic Nurses (Whole time)1010
Health Assistant (Part time)2/112/11
Totals21 7/1126 7/11

Table: HOME NURSINGTable 65 Work: Home Nurses

HOME NURSING

Table 65 Work: Home Nurses

New CasesVisitsCases on register at end of year
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Medical1,1591,88993,994300585
Surgical18834415,7513171
Infectious1461251—
Tuberculosis60525,2562123
Maternal complications—37352—5
Others—————
Total1,4212,328353684
Totals:19563,749115,4781,037
19554,043114,1991,078

Table: Table 66 Establishment: Home Nurses

Table 66 Establishment: Home Nurses

Nurses1.1.5631.12.56
Whole time1920
Part time65
Candidates88
Total whole time equivalent2727

Table: SMALLPOXTable 67 Vaccination

SMALLPOX

Table 67 Vaccination

Under 1 year1 year2—4 years5—14 years15 years and overTotal
Primary Vaccinations85710131351051,129
Re-vaccinations11543304354
Totals:195685810236784091,483
195583613569874391,566

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Approximate number of children (end of 1956) 0— 5 13,001
5—15 22,044
35,045