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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 57 Establishment: Health Visitors
| Whole time equivalent as at: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31.12.59 | 31.12.60 | |
| Health Visitors (Whole time) | 23 | 21 |
| (Part time) | 3/11 | 1 4/11 |
| (Sponsored) | 2 | 2 |
| Clinic Nurses (Whole time) | 4 | 4 |
| Nursing Assistant (Part time) | 2/11 | 2/11 |
| Totals | 29 5/11 | 28 6/11 |
HOME NURSING Table 58 Work: Home Nurses
| New Cases | Visits | Cases on register at end of year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Medical | 736 | 1,272 | 73,462 | 141 | 454 | |
| Surgical | 108 | 120 | 6,762 | 14 | 14 | |
| Infectious | 13 | 10 | 292 | — | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis | 34 | 38 | 4,607 | 11 | 6 | |
| Maternal complications | — | 32 | 287 | — | — | |
| Others | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 891 | 1,472 | 166 | 476 | ||
| Totals: | 1960 | 2,363 | 85,410 | 642 | ||
| 1959 | 2,423 | 87,823 | 614 | |||
Table 59 Establishment: Home Nurses
| Nurses | 1.1.60 | 31.12.60 |
|---|---|---|
| Whole time | 24 | 24 |
| Part time | 5 | 5 |
| Candidates | — | — |
| Total whole time equivalent | 27 | 27½ |
SMALLPOX Table 60 Vaccination
| Under 1 year | 1 year | 2—4 years | 5—14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Vaccinations | 1,488 | 206 | 102 | 71 | 98 | 1,965 |
| Re-vaccinations | — | — | 6 | 36 | 267 | 309 |
| Totals: I960 | 1,488 | 206 | 108 | 107 | 365 | 2,274 |
| 1959 | 1,274 | 238 | 96 | 73 | 328 | 2,009 |
Approximate number of children (end of 1960) 0— 5 15,522
5—15 20,701
36,223