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Willesden 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 61 Establishment: Health Visitors

Table 61 Establishment: Health Visitors

Whole time equivalent as at:
31.12.5831.12.59
Health Visitors (Whole time)1923
„ „ (Part time)1 1/113/11
„ „ (Sponsored)-2
Clinic Nurses (Whole time)74
Nursing Assistant (Part time)-2/11
Totals27 1/1129 5/11

Table: HOME NURSING Table 62 Work: Home Nurses

HOME NURSING Table 62 Work: Home Nurses

New CasesVisitsCases on register at end of year
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Medical6991,27571,576146397
Surgical14815911,4871637
Infectious201634311
Tuberculosis26294,01379
Maternal complications—51404—-
Others—————
Total8931,530170444
Totals:19592,42387,823614
19582,75393,783666

Table: Table 63 Establishment: Home Nurses

Table 63 Establishment: Home Nurses

Nurses1.1.5931.12.59
Whole time2124
Part time65
Candidates--
Total whole time equivalent25½27

Table: SMALLPOXTable 64 Vaccination

SMALLPOX

Table 64 Vaccination

Under 1 year1 year2—4 years5—14 years15 years and overTotal
Primary Vaccinations1,2742389147931,743
Re-vaccinations——526235266
Totals: 19591,27423896733282,009
195897216665813781,662
Approximate number of children (end of 1959)0— 514,502
5—1519,928
34,430