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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HEALTH VISITING Table 55 Visits made by Health Visitors
Year | Expectant Mothers | Children under 1 year | Children 1—2 years | Children 2—5 years | Tuberculosis Households | General | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | Total | First | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total as health visitor | Total as school nurse | |
1960 | 1,746 | 2,596 | 3,761 | 12,423 | 5,786 | 9,318 | 37 | 1,476 | 1,000 |
1959 | 2,043 | 2,916 | 3,681 | 12,676 | 6,049 | 9,576 | 10 | 1,895 | 824 |
Table 56
Special cases referred by General Practitioners for:—
Care of children | Care of elderly persons | Hospital admission | Home help | Home confinement |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |