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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 54Establishment: Health Visitors

Table 54

Establishment: Health Visitors

Whole-time equivalent as at:
31.12.6031.12.61
Health Visitors (Whole-time)2125
(Part-time)1 4/111 2/11
(Sponsored)21
Clinic Nurses (Whole-time)44
Nursing Assistant (Part-time)2/112/11
Totals28 6/1131 4/11

Table: HOME NURSINGTable 55Work: Home Nurses

HOME NURSING

Table 55

Work: Home Nurses

New CasesVisitsCases on register at end of year
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Medical7331,32980,734152428
Surgical79475,469135
Infectious39154-2
Tuberculosis23183,00353
Maternal complications-26214--
Total8381,429170438
Totals: 19612,26789,574608
19602,36385,410642

Table: Table 56Establishment: Home Nurses

Table 56

Establishment: Home Nurses

Nurses1.1.6131.12.61
Whole-time2422
Part-time53
Candidates--
Total whole-time equivalent21½24

Table: SMALLPOXTable 57Vaccination

SMALLPOX

Table 57

Vaccination

Under 1 year1 year2-4 years5-14 years15 years and overTotal
Primary Vaccination1,08828317746361,630
Re-vaccinations4-715133159
Totals19611,092283184611691,789
19601,4882061081073652,274
Approximate number of children (end of 1961)0- 516,908
5- 1520,072
36,980