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 Willesden]
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Table 60
Establishment: Health Visitors
Whole time equivalent as at: | ||
---|---|---|
31.12.57 | 31.12.58 | |
Health Visitors (Whole time) | 19 | 19 |
(Part time) | 4/11 | 1 1/11 |
(Sponsored) | 1 4/11 | — |
Clinic Nurses (Whole time) | 8 | 7 |
Health Assistant (Part time) | - | - |
Totals | 28 8/11 | 27 1/11 |
HOME NURSING
Table 61
Work: Home Nurses
New Cases | Visits | Cases on register at end of year | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
Medical | 857 | 1,539 | 77,978 | 171 | 420 | |
Surgical | 88 | 146 | 11,013 | 12 | 42 | |
Infectious | 8 | 16 | 177 | — | 3 | |
Tuberculosis | 41 | 32 | 4,350 | 8 | 10 | |
Maternal complications | — | 26 | 265 | — | — | |
Others | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 994 | 1,759 | 191 | 475 | ||
Totals: | 1958 | 2,753 | 93,783 | 666 | ||
1957 | 3,419 | 112,029 | 942 |
Table 62
Establishment: Home Nurses
Nurses | 1.1.58 | 31.12.58 |
---|---|---|
Whole time | 21 | 21 |
Part time | 5 | 6 |
Candidates | 5 | — |
Total whole time equivalent | 25½ |
SMALLPOX
Table 63
Vaccination
Under 1 year | 1 year | 2—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Vaccinations | 969 | 165 | 54 | 47 | 98 | 1,333 | |
Re-vaccinations | 3 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 280 | 329 | |
Totals: | 1958 | 972 | 166 | 65 | 81 | 378 | 1,662 |
1957 | 1,212 | 141 | 112 | 271 | 751 | 2,487 |
Approximate number of children (end of 1958) 0— 5 13,725
5—15 21,654
35,379